| 樞 | 118C40 10B.21-5 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄕㄨ [shu1] | ||
| N. | (1) Door hinge. Hence, (2) axis of power, strategic position upon which affairs hinge: 中樞 central government, central authority, such as Cabinet, Privy Council; 樞衡，樞要 [shu1heng2], [shu1yao4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 樞奧 [shu1ao4], adj. & n., Privy Council, see [shu1mi4]↓. 2. 樞臣 [shu1chen2], n., (LL) high ministers of state. 3. 樞衡 [shu1heng2], n. & v.t., balance or axis of power; to hold the the balance of power, to be at the helm of government. 4. 樞機 [shu1ji1], n., (1) the hinge, (fig.) axis, helm; the highest positions of power; (2) as in 樞機主教 (Catholic) cardinal. 5. 樞近 [shu1jin4], adj., position close to the imperial court. 6. 樞軸 [shu1zhu2] ([shu1zhou2]), n., axis of power. 7. 樞路 [shu1lu4], n., central posts of government. 8. 樞密 [shu1mi4], n., state secret; highest Privy Council; 9. 樞密使 [shu1mi4shi3], n., formerly, Privy Councillor. 10. 樞紐 [shu1niu3], n., the hinge upon which other things turn or hang, basic determining factor. 11. 樞務 [shu1wu4], n., affairs of state; premier's duties. 12. 樞要 [shu1yao4], n., the seat of political power. | |||||