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枢

shū

Character Traditional 樞

What 枢 means

1. bound formhinge; pivot (usu. fig.)

Words starting with 枢

• 枢纽shū niǔhub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot
• 枢机shū jīcardinal (Catholicism)
• 枢轴shū zhóupivot; fulcrum
• 枢密院shū mì yuànprivy council
• 枢机主教shū jī zhǔ jiàocardinal (of the Catholic Church)
• 枢垣shū yuáncensorate

Words containing 枢

• 中枢zhōng shūcenter; hub; the central administration
• 交通枢纽jiāo tōng shū niǔtraffic hub
• 中枢神经zhōng shū shén jīng(anatomy) central nervous system
• 天枢Tiān shūDubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
• 要枢yào shūimportant hub; key position
• 灵枢经Líng shū jīngLingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text…
• 神经中枢shén jīng zhōng shū(anatomy) nerve center
• 中枢神经系统zhōng shū shén jīng xì tǒngcentral nervous system, CNS
• 户枢不蠹hù shū bù dùlit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
• 流水不腐，户枢不蠹liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dùlit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)…

Characters built on 区

These share the phonetic component 区 (qū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 驱qūto expel; to urge on; to drive
• 躯qūhuman body
• 岖qūused in 崎岖
• 妪yùold woman; to brood over; to protect
• 伛yǔhunchbacked

Characters that look like 枢

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 绍shàoto continue; to carry on
• 柜guìcupboard; cabinet; wardrobe
• 矩jǔcarpenter's square; rule; regulation
• 栅zhàfence; also pr. shān
• 栎lìoak; Quercus serrata
• 柩jiùbier

Sounds the same

Read shū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 书book; letter; document
• 舒to stretch; to unfold; to relax
• 叔uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother
• 输to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute
• 殊(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different…
• 蔬vegetables
• 梳to comb; (bound form) a comb
• 疏to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin
• 抒to express; to give expression to; variant of 纾
• 淑(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable; (used in given names)…
• 姝pretty woman
• 倏sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. shù