枢 (樞) shū
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shū
noun
a hinge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in a door hinge (ABC 'shū' 枢 bf, p. 863; Guoyu '樞' n 1; Kroll 2015 '樞' 1, p. 421; Unihan '樞') -
shū
noun
an axis; a pivot; a crux
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Either physical or conceptual, such as an asix of power (Guoyu '樞' n 2; Kroll 2015 '樞' 2, p. 421; Unihan '樞') -
shū
proper noun
Shu
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Constellation 星座
Notes: In classical Chinese astronomy (Guoyu '樞' n 3)
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- 枢要(樞要) essential points
- 户枢不蠹(戶樞不蠹) a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay
- 中枢神经系统(中樞神經系統) central nervous system (CNS)
- 枢轴(樞軸) pivot; fulcrum
- 要枢(要樞) important traffic hub; key crossroad
- 灵枢经(靈樞經) the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text
- 户枢(戶樞) door hinge
- 中枢(中樞) a hub; a center
- 神经中枢(神經中樞) nerve center
- 中枢机关(中樞機關) central organization
- 枢机主教(樞機主教) cardinal bishop
- 枢纽(樞紐) a hub; hinge; pivot; fulcrum
- 天枢星(天樞星) alpha Ursae Majoris
- 万物之枢机(萬物之樞機) a hinge for myriad things
- 交通枢纽(交通樞紐) a transportation hub
- 枢垣(樞垣) censorate
- 枢机(樞機) a hinge ; a cardinal ; an important official position
- 天枢(天樞) Alpha Ursae Majoris
- 流水不腐，户枢不蠹(流水不腐，戶樞不蠹) flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust; constant activity prevents decay
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Collocations
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