樞
枢
shū
ㄕㄨ
- door hinge
- pivot
- center of power
Words with 樞枢
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1. center
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2. hub
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3. the central administration
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1. Dubhe
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2. Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
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1. hub (e.g. of traffic network)
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2. hinge
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3. pivot
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4. fulcrum
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1. Lingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text (c. 1st century BC)
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1. cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
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1. lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
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Idiom
2. constant activity prevents decay
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1. central nervous system, CNS
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
ㄌㄧㄡˊㄕㄨㄟˇㄅㄨˋㄈㄨˇ,ㄏㄨˋㄕㄨㄅㄨˋㄉㄨˋ
流水不腐,戶樞不蠹
流水不腐,户枢不蠹
Simplified
Traditional
流水不腐,户枢不蠹
流水不腐,戶樞不蠹
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Idiom
1. lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust
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2. fig. constant activity prevents decay