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枢

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Definitions

  1. 1. hinge
  2. 2. pivot

Words Containing 枢

流水不腐,户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù

lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)

枢轴
shū zhóu

pivot; fulcrum

枢机
shū jī

cardinal (Catholicism)

中枢
zhōng shū

center

交通枢纽
jiāo tōng shū niǔ

traffic hub

灵枢经
líng shū jīng

the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text

户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù

lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten

中枢神经系统
zhōng shū shén jīng xì tǒng

central nervous system, CNS

天枢
tiān shū

alpha Ursae Majoris

要枢
yào shū

important traffic hub

枢密院
shū mì yuàn

privy council

枢纽
shū niǔ

hub (e.g. of traffic network)

枢垣
shū yuán

censorate

天枢星
tiān shū xīng

alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

枢机主教
shū jī zhǔ jiào

cardinal (of the Catholic Church)

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