zhóu

axle, axletree; pivot; axis

DEFINITIONS

軸 zhóu
  • axis
  • axle
  • spool (for thread)
  • roller (for scrolls)
  • classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
軸 zhòu
  • see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]
  • Taiwan pr. [zhou2]

WORDS

承銷 zhóu chéng xiāo pin bearing
旋轉 zhóu xuán zhuǎn to rotate about an axis; axis of rotation (math.)
率 zhóu lǜ axial ratio
突 zhóu tū axon
突運輸 zhóu tū yùn shū axonal transport
索 zhóu suǒ axon (long thin axis of nerve cell)
絲 zhóu sī axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
線 zhóu xiàn central axis (line)
距 zhóu jù wheelbase
lún zhóu wheel and axle (mechanism); axle
轉動 zhuàn dòng zhóu axis of rotation (mechanics); spindle
zhuàn zhóu axis of rotation
兒 zhuàn zhóu r erhua variant of 轉軸|转轴[zhuan4 zhou2]
轉 lián zhóu zhuàn lit. to continuously revolve; to work non-stop; to work around the clock (idiom)
邪惡心 xié è zhóu xīn the Axis of Evil
yā zhòu to be the last act; the main attraction