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天樞

简天枢 · 繁天樞

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān shū

Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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枢: shū · door hinge; pivot; center of power

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1–1 · Tian1 shu1

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(～星) (Chinese astronomy) Dubhe (star)

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