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樞
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枢
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hub

HSK 10
Objects →Tools
shū
スウ、シュ
とぼそ、からくり
추, 우
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 區 region =
樞 hub
木 Meaning component
mù tree
區 Phonetic component
region
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
樞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
枢 / 樞 [shū]
hinge; pivot
Japanese
枢 とぼそ 同音

noun

  1. cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge
  2. archaic door
枢 、 戸まら とまら 同音
noun usually kana extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
枢 くるる 、 くろろ 、 くる 、 くるり 同音

noun

  1. pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)
  2. sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
中枢 [zhōng​shū] #15,939
center
枢纽 [shū​niǔ] #31,272
hub (e.g. of traffic network)
枢密院 [shū​mì​yuàn] #39,017
privy council
枢机 [shū​jī] #48,079
cardinal (Catholicism)
枢轴 [shū​zhóu] #62,315
pivot
户枢不蠹 [hù​shū​bù​dù] #69,494
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
要枢 [yào​shū] #70,561
important traffic hub
中枢神经系统 [zhōng​shū​shén​jīng​xì​tǒng]
central nervous system, CNS
交通枢纽 [jiāo​tōng​shū​niǔ]
traffic hub
天枢 [Tiān​shū]
alpha Ursae Majoris
5 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
枢軸国 [すうじくこく] #95,695
Axis powers (World War II)
KOREAN WORDS (1)
중추
being central