door pivot; central hub; crucial point

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
nǎo
shì
rén
de
shén
jīng
zhōng
shū

The brain is the nerve center of the human body

2
shū
yào
dìng
shàng
yóu
bǎo
yǎng

Door pivots need regular oiling and maintenance

3
zhè
ge
chéng
shì
shì
zhòng
yào
de
jiāo
tōng
shū
niǔ

This city is an important transportation hub

4
zhè
ge
chéng
shì
shì
jiāo
tōng
shū
niǔ

This city is a transportation hub.

5
huǒ
chē
zhàn
shì
lián
jiē
tóng
de
shū
niǔ

The train station is a hub connecting different regions.

6
lián
wǎng
shù
zhōng
xīn
shì
xiàn
dài
xìn
jiāo
liú
de
shū
niǔ

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Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2407
Zhuyinㄕㄨ
Components
UnicodeU+67A2
CangjieDSK
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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