zhóu

axis; axle; roller (for scrolls)

#2438

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2438th character
Radical ⾞ (159.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1462
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

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

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Words containing 轴

Word Meaning
scroll painting
the earth's axis
(math.) vertical axis; vertical shaft
last item on a program (theater)
axis of symmetry; central axis (in Chinese architecture)
coordinate axis
back axle (of car)
spindle; central axis
number line
oblique axes (math.)
axis of rotation
timeline; time axis
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