枢(shū)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad. 樞

(bound form) hinge

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Character information

Pinyin
shū
Meaning
(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
樞

Origin & structure

Where 枢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木区

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (tree); 区 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù区qū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 枢 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 枢

Common words using 枢 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shū枢niǔ纽
HSK 7-9

hub (e.g. of traffic network)

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zhōng中shū枢

center; hub; the central administration

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tiān天shū枢

Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

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shū枢yuán垣

censorate

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zhōng中shū枢shén神jīng经

(anatomy) central nervous system

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hù户shū枢bù不dù蠹

lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten

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shū枢jī机

cardinal (Catholicism)

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shén神jīng经zhōng中shū枢

(anatomy) nerve center

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From 枢’s common words

纽中天垣神经户不

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