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Mandarin · pinyin zhóu#

axis
axle
spool (for thread)
roller (for scrolls)
classifier for calligraphy rolls etc

Mandarin · pinyin zhòu#

used in 壓軸 yā zhòu
Taiwan pr. zhóu

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軸: Look up this written character
轴: zhóu · axle, axletree; pivot; axis

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2 · zhou2

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zau6 · zuk6

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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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