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枢纽 (shū niǔ) — hub, central pivot or key junction (of a transportation, communication, or economic network)

Definition

枢纽 is a noun for a physical hub or pivotal node in transport/communication/economic networks (e.g. a railway or subway hub). It names a PLACE or POINT — unlike 交流, 通信, 交际, which describe the ACT of exchanging or socializing.

noun
hubcentral pivot or key junction (of a transportation, communication, or economic network)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 枢纽。
    Zhè ge chéng shì shì quán guó de tiě lù shū niǔ.
    This city is the nation's railway hub.
  • 枢纽。
    Shàng hǎi shì yà zhōu zhòng yào de jīng jì shū niǔ.
    Shanghai is an important economic hub in Asia.
  • 枢纽。
    Zhè liǎng tiáo dì tiě xiàn lù zài tóng yí gè shū niǔ huàn chéng.
    These two subway lines connect at the same hub.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

枢shūpivot
纽niǔknot

枢 and 纽 both point to pivot or knot parts, so together they name a central junction.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樞; 枢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
區
區qū樞⁰shū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 樞 combines 木 (wood) with 區 for the sound; the simplified 枢 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the historical component.

Open 枢 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紐; 纽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
丑
丑chǒu紐niǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 紐 has 糸 (silk) for tying and 丑 for sound; 丑 also points to a claw or hand, fitting a handle. The simplified 纽 is a later shorthand.

Open 纽 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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