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轴
軸
zhóu
1. axis
2. axle
3. spool (for thread)
4. roller (for scrolls)
5. classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

轴
zhóu
axle, pivot, shaft; axis
9 丶

Compound Words (20)

中轴
zhōngzhóu
central axis
主轴
zhǔzhóu
axis
半轴
bànzhóu
semi-axis
卷轴
juànzhóu
scroll
同轴
tóngzhóu
coaxial
图轴
túzhóu
scroll painting
地轴
dìzhóu
the earth's axis
心轴
xīnzhóu
central axis
数轴
shùzhóu
number line
斜轴
xiézhóu
oblique axes (math.)
曲轴
qūzhóu
crankshaft
极轴
jízhóu
polar axis (x-axis in polar coordinates)
枢轴
shūzhóu
pivot
机轴
jīzhóu
arbor
画轴
huàzhóu
character scroll
线轴
xiànzhóu
thread spool
车轴
chēzhóu
axle
轴向
zhóuxiàng
axis
轴承
zhóuchéng
bearing (mechanical)
轴率
zhóulǚ
axial ratio

Alternate Entries

轴
zhòu
see [[壓軸戲|压轴戏<yāzhòuxì>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,437
Word Frequency Rank
8,319 of 84,292

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