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zhóu(zhou2) , zhòu(zhou4) // pronunciations of 轴 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 轴

Unihan definition: axle, axletree; pivot; axis

Number of strokes: 9
Examples of other characters consisting of 9 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  159.5

Frequency rank: 2438

General standard index number: 1462

Traditional variant:

Examples of words containing this character: 中轴, 主轴, 半轴, 卷轴, 同轴, 图轴, 地轴, 心轴, 挂轴, 数轴, 斜轴, 曲轴, 极轴, 枢轴, 机轴, 画轴, 立轴, 线轴, 车轴, 轴向, 轴承, 轴率, 轴突, 轴索, 轴丝

English translation (based on CEDICT):

軸|轴[zhóu]:
- axis
- axle
- spool (for thread)
- roller (for scrolls)
- classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
軸|轴[zhòu]:
- see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]

Details

Unicode code point: U+8F74

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