1. 枢

枢

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  1. 枢 is the 2610th most frequent character.
  2. 枢 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 枢 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 枢 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
枢 => 木, 区
Radical :
枢 => 木 (tree), 匚 (box), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
枢 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, ㇗, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shu1 - hinge/pivot

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 枢 (shu1): The component 区 is pronounced as 'qu1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 枢 (shu1): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

中枢 (中樞)
枢纽 (樞紐)

Medium Frequency

户枢不蠹 (戶樞不蠹)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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