枢 shū door hinge
door hinge; pivot
怎么记住“枢”: 木 tree + 区 area = door hinge. The old barn door, cut from one tree, squeaks across the whole farm area, until the farmer oils its rusty door hinge.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
枢 = 木 tree + 区 area
- 木 tree meaning
- 区 area sound
- 匚 side box
- 㐅 cross mark
The old barn door, cut from one tree, squeaks across the whole farm area, until the farmer oils its rusty door hinge.
How it came to be
Wood gives the meaning and the sign for area gives the sound.
用法
- A pivot or hub, the critical central point: 枢纽 (shūniǔ), a transport/communications hub: 交通枢纽 (jiāotōng shūniǔ) a transit hub.
- 中枢 (zhōngshū) is the nerve center of a system. Formal.