shū

door hinge; pivot; center of power

DEFINITIONS

樞 shū
  • hinge
  • pivot

WORDS

zhōng shū center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration
神經系統 zhōng shū shén jīng xì tǒng central nervous system, CNS
交通紐 jiāo tōng shū niǔ traffic hub
tiān shū alpha Ursae Majoris
星 tiān shū xīng alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
不蠹 hù shū bù dù lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
垣 shū yuán censorate
密院 shū mì yuàn privy council
機 shū jī cardinal (Catholicism)
機主教 shū jī zhǔ jiào cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
紐 shū niǔ hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
軸 shū zhóu pivot; fulcrum
流水不腐,戶不蠹 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
yào shū important traffic hub; key crossroad
經 líng shū jīng the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text
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