Taxonomy of meanings for 樞:　　

  • 樞 shū (OC: khjo MC: tɕʰio) 昌朱切 平 廣韻：【本也爾雅曰樞謂之椳郭璞云門戸扉樞也昌朱切五 】
    • GATE PART
      • ndoor-"hinge" in the form of a beam round at the ends, which fits into what in modern Chinese is called ménjiù 臼 "hinge-holders" at the top and the bottom of the door frame.
      • nfigurativecentral part, crucial part, "hinge"
      • nadNfigurativepivotal, essential, crucial
    • TREE, KINDS
    • AXLE
      • TRIGGER
        • DESTROY
          • IMPORTANT
            • POWER
              • ACUPUNCTURE
              • ORIGIN
                • STARS
                  • SURNAMES
                  • shūTREE, KINDS
                    • na kind of tree (thorn elm)

                  Additional information about 樞

                  說文解字: 【樞】，戶樞也。从木、區聲。 【昌朱切】

                    Word relations
                  • Epithet: (GATE PART)戶/DOOR Hù 戶 refers to a one-leaf minor door which may be the main door to an ordinary home. [HUANG 1995: 1017 - 1018; ill.: SUN 1991: 44-17]