枢
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(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 木 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 樞
- Common rank
- #2,649
- Unicode
- U+67A2
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 枢
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中枢神经系统 | central nervous system, CNS | |
| 中枢神经 | (anatomy) central nervous system | |
| 神经中枢 | (anatomy) nerve center | |
| 枢机主教 | cardinal (of the Catholic Church) | |
| 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 | lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); fig. constant activity pre… | |
| 灵枢经 | Lingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text (c. 1st cent… | |
| 枢密院 | privy council | |
| 交通枢纽 | traffic hub | |
| 中枢 | center; hub; the central administration | |
| 天枢 | Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper | |
| 枢机 | cardinal (Catholicism) | |
| 户枢不蠹 | lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom) | |
| 要枢 | important hub; key position | |
| 枢轴 | pivot; fulcrum | |
| 枢纽 | hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum | |
| 枢垣 | censorate |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 区 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区 sound part | area, district, region, ward; surname | |
| 鸥 | seagull, tern; Larus species (various) | |
| 驱 | to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away | |
| 抠 | to lift, to raise; tight-fisted | |
| 呕 | to vomit; to annoy, to enrage | |
| 殴 | to hit, to beat, to fight with fists | |
| 瓯 | bowl, cup; small tray | |
| 躯 | the human body | |
| 沤 | to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked | |
| 讴 | songs; to sing | |
| 岖 | steep, sheer; rugged, rough | |
| 怄 | annoyed | |
| 眍 | sunken eyes |