轴 - zhóu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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12 strokes
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軸 (轴)

zhóu

Definition

axis
axle
spool (for thread)
roller (for scrolls)
classifier (for calligraphy rolls etc)
measure word

Other pronunciations

zhòu

see 壓軸戲

Character Decomposition

Related words (56)

軸絲

zhóu sī

axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)

axis; axial

bearing (mechanical)

axial ratio

axon

axon (long thin axis of nerve cell)

central axis (line)

wheelbase

pin bearing

to rotate about an axis; axis of rotation (math.)

axonal transport

central axis; core

axis; principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc); main axle (of engine)

semi-axis; half axle

scroll (book or painting)

coaxial; concentric

scroll painting

the earth's axis

person in power; important official

心軸

xīn zhóu

central axis; spindle

掛軸

guà zhóu

hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)

number line

oblique axes (math.)

crankshaft

arbor; shaft (in a machine)

極軸

jí zhóu

polar axis (x-axis in polar coordinates)

pivot; fulcrum

character scroll; scroll painting

立軸

lì zhóu

vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy); vertical shaft (of a machine)

thread spool

axle

axis of rotation

axle

central axis (line)

main bearing

drive shaft

camshaft

semi-axis; radius

back axle (of car)

vertical shaft; (math.) vertical axis

對稱軸

duì chèn zhóu

axis of symmetry; central axis (in Chinese architecture)

coordinate axis

axis of rotation

time axis; timeline

positive semi-axis (in coordinate geometry)

水平軸

shuǐ píng zhóu

horizontal shaft; horizontal axis (math.)

axis of rotation

honewort; Cryptotaenia japonica

轉動軸

zhuàn dòng zhóu

axis of rotation (mechanics); spindle

同軸圓弧

tóng zhóu yuán hú

coaxial circular arc; concentric arc (in spherical geometry)

coaxial cable

roller bearing

ball bearing

cubical system (crystallography); crystal system based on cubic lattice; equiaxial crystal system

邪惡軸心

xié è zhóu xīn

the Axis of Evil

渦輪軸發動機

wō lún zhóu fā dòng jī

turboshaft

Idioms (1)

連軸轉

lián zhóu zhuàn

(lit.) to continuously revolve; to work non-stop; to work around the clock (idiom)

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