枢 shū

door hinge; pivot; center of power

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DEFINITIONS

  • door hinge
  • pivot
  • center of power
  • hinge
  • pivot

STROKES

枢 stroke order diagram
枢 stroke order animation

WORDS

中枢 zhōng shū center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration
枢纽 shū niǔ hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
枢机主教 shū jī zhǔ jiào cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
中枢神经系统 zhōng shū shén jīng xì tǒng central nervous system, CNS
交通枢纽 jiāo tōng shū niǔ traffic hub
天枢 tiān shū alpha Ursae Majoris
天枢星 tiān shū xīng alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
户枢不蠹 hù shū bù dù lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
枢垣 shū yuán censorate
枢密院 shū mì yuàn privy council
枢机 shū jī cardinal (Catholicism)
枢轴 shū zhóu pivot; fulcrum
流水不腐，户枢不蠹 liú shuǐ bù fǔ ， hù shū bù dù lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); fig. constant activity prevents decay
要枢 yào shū important traffic hub; key crossroad
灵枢经 líng shū jīng the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text
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