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枢 (shū): Door pivot — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 枢 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 枢

枢 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
枢=木tree, wood+区area, region

A wooden (木) door pivot or hinge that turns smoothly like a region (区) — the pivot or crucial point.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 枢

HSK words that contain this character.

枢纽

shū niǔ

Pivot / hub

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 枢 is used in context

dà大
nǎo脑
shì是
rén人
tǐ体
de的
shén神
jīng经
zhōng中
shū枢
。

The brain is the nerve center of the human body

hù户
shū枢
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
shàng上
yóu油
bǎo
zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jiāo交

Information

Pinyinshū
Meaningdoor pivot
Strokes8
Radical木
Traditional樞
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2407
Zhuyinㄕㄨ
UnicodeU+67A2
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保
yǎng养
。

Door pivots need regular oiling and maintenance

tōng通
shū枢
niǔ纽
。

This city is an important transportation hub

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