枢

(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,650 U+67A2

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 (semantic, “tree”) + 区 (phonetic, qū)

components: 木区

hub · Heisig RSH #1296

木 tree + 区 region

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 区

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 区 (qū) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
区 sound component	qū	area, district, region, ward; surname
鸥	ōu	seagull, tern; Larus species (various)
驱	qū	to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away
抠	kōu	to lift, to raise; tight-fisted
呕	ǒu	to vomit; to annoy, to enrage
殴	ōu	to hit, to beat, to fight with fists
瓯	ōu	bowl, cup; small tray
躯	qū	the human body
沤	ōu	to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked
讴	ōu	songs; to sing
岖	qū	steep, sheer; rugged, rough
怄	òu	annoyed
眍	kōu	sunken eyes

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中枢神经系统	zhōng shū shén jīng xì tǒng	central nervous system, CNS
中枢神经	zhōng shū shén jīng	(anatomy) central nervous system
神经中枢	shén jīng zhōng shū	(anatomy) nerve center
枢机主教	shū jī zhǔ jiào	cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
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); fig. constant activity pre…
灵枢经	Líng shū jīng	Lingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text (c. 1st cent…
枢密院	shū mì yuàn	privy council
交通枢纽	jiāo tōng shū niǔ	traffic hub
中枢	zhōng shū	center; hub; the central administration
天枢	Tiān shū	Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
枢机	shū jī	cardinal (Catholicism)
户枢不蠹	hù shū bù dù	lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
要枢	yào shū	important hub; key position
枢轴	shū zhóu	pivot; fulcrum
枢纽	shū niǔ	hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
枢垣	shū yuán	censorate