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
pin bearing
to rotate about an axis; axis of rotation (math.)
axial ratio
axon
axonal transport
axon (long thin axis of nerve cell)
axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
central axis (line)
wheelbase
axle; wheel and axle (mechanism)
axis of rotation (mechanics); spindle
axis of rotation
erhua variant of zhuàn zhóu
to work non-stop; to work around the clock (idiom)
the Axis of Evil
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