zhóu

axis; axle; roller (for scrolls)

Character data

Radical ⾞ (159.5)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

軸 zhóu
  1. 1. axis
  2. 2. axle
  3. 3. roller (for scrolls)
  4. 4. spool (for thread)
  5. 5. classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
軸 zhòu
  1. 1. see yā zhòu xì
  2. 2. Taiwan pr. zhóu

Words containing 軸

Word Meaning
axis of rotation
timeline; time axis
crankshaft
polar axis (x-axis in polar coordinates)
pivot; fulcrum
shaft (in a machine); arbor
positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry)
horizontal axis (math.); horizontal shaft
turboshaft
roller bearing
ball bearing
scroll painting; character scroll
important official; person in power
vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy)
crystal system based on cubic lattice
thread spool
coupling; (mechanics) coupler
(mechanics) coupling
axis of rotation
axle
honewort; Cryptotaenia japonica
axis; axial
(fig.) central element; key element; axle
Axis powers (World War II)
(mechanical) bearing