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CHINESE CHARACTER

軸 (zhóu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhóu
axle, pivot, shaft; axis
HSK —12 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

車 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 軸.

Phonetic component

由 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 12

Write 軸 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 軸 (zhóu) mean in Chinese?

axle, pivot, shaft; axis

How do you write 軸 in stroke order?

軸 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 軸?

車 is the radical in 軸. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 軸?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.