关捩子 guānlièzi axle Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents guānlièzi axle 关 關 guān bar (literary) A door bar or latch捩 liè mechanism (bound form) a mechanical part that controls movement; a latch or trigger, such as in 机捩 jīliè子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective rootsguānlièzi crux 关 關 guān noun juncture A critical point; a barrier or difficult stage to overcome; a turning point捩 liè mechanism (bound form) a mechanical part that controls movement; a latch or trigger, such as in 机捩 jīliè子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots