shū
door hinge
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 区 represents the sound. Simplified form of 樞.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 枢
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
center | ||
hinge | ||
hinge | ||
privy council | ||
cardinal (Catholicism) |