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軸
简 轴 · 繁 軸Mandarin · pinyin zhóu#
Meanings · zhóu
- axis
- axle
- spool (for thread)
- roller (for scrolls)
- classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
Mandarin · pinyin zhòu#
Meanings · zhòu
- used in 壓軸 yā zhòu
- Taiwan pr. zhóu
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2 · zhou2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zau6 · zuk6
Cantonese word readings for 軸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- axle; axletree
- pivot
- axis
- spool; roller
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) large, oblong banner of silk carrying an appropriate message (usually for funerals) (Classifier: 幅 mn mn-t)
- switch (of a keyboard key)
- Classifier for rolled-up things.
character
- (theater, opera) last item on a theatrical performance
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