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Kanji Detail for 樞 - "pivot"

  • Meaning

    樞 means "pivot."

    1. Pivot - The axis part that allows a door to open and close.

    2. Pivot - The essential point.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pivot; door

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    door hinge; pivot; center of power

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    door hinge; pivot; center of power

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A door pivot. | A mechanism. As in 樞紐 (pivot, hub). In Song dynasty, the official in charge of military affairs was called Privy Councilor (樞密). In the former Qing dynasty, the Grand Council was called 樞庭.
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