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Keyword
pivot
  • door hinge
  • center of power
Frequency
#2419
Strokes
8
Readings
shū
Mnemonic
木 (tree) gives the meaning and 区 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
枢纽shūniǔ
hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
中枢zhōngshū
center; hub; the central administration
中枢神经zhōngshūshénjīng
(anatomy) central nervous system
枢shū
(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
枢机主教shūjīzhǔjiào
cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
枢机shūjī
cardinal (Catholicism)
神经中枢shénjīngzhōngshū
(anatomy) nerve center
枢轴shūzhóu
pivot; fulcrum
天枢Tiānshū
Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
灵枢经Língshūjīng
Lingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text (c. 1st century BC)