枢 (shū) — pivot (central turning point); hub, center (of a system or organization)
Definition
枢 (shū) is a bound form meaning 'hub / pivot' — the central turning point of a system. It almost always appears as part of compounds like 枢纽 ('hub, junction') or 中枢 ('center, nerve center'), never on its own.
bound form
pivot (central turning point)hubcenter (of a system or organization)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge chéng shì shì quán guó de jiāo tōng shū niǔ.This city is the transportation hub of the whole country.
- 。Dà nǎo shì shén jīng xì tǒng de zhōng shū.The brain is the center of the nervous system.
- 枢。shū Zhóu zhuàn dòng shí dài dòng le zhěng gè jī qì.When the pivot shaft rotates, it drives the entire machine.
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