Memory phrase for the character: 枢

枢

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Meaning

hinge, pivot, hub

Pronunciation

shū

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: district, ward 区 (Here: a pivot bearing 匚 with an engraved hole 㐅, in which a tree 木 trunk is put for bearing. [cf: rotate 扭]

Mnemonic
 
A tree in a pivot bearing as: hinge or pivot.

Radicals

木 tree
区 district, region




 Vocabulary

枢纽 shū niǔ  hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
中枢 zhōng shū  center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration
枢密院 shū mì yuàn  privy council
枢密院 shū mì yuàn  

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