Read Edit View history 軸 zhóuzhòu axle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhóu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 轴 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 軸 Simp strokes 軸 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 軸 Simp strokes 軸 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 軸 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 191, 648 ], [ 255, 645 ], [ 374, 679 ], [ 426, 681 ] ], [ [ 122, 522 ], [ 153, 497 ], [ 158, 484 ], [ 200, 294 ] ], [ [ 189, 499 ], [ 198, 513 ], [ 213, 519 ], [ 340, 553 ], [ 409, 566 ], [ 438, 560 ], [ 463, 530 ], [ 405, 347 ], [ 407, 323 ] ], [ [ 228, 424 ], [ 344, 451 ], [ 376, 446 ] ], [ [ 218, 318 ], [ 228, 327 ], [ 263, 338 ], [ 370, 364 ] ], [ [ 77, 190 ], [ 106, 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305 Q 411 298 426 318 Q 441 340 473 466 Q 482 496 504 519 Q 516 531 505 544 Q 490 560 450 585 Q 432 594 375 576 Q 336 567 322 561 L 284 551 Q 281 551 173 522 C 144 514 157 482 185 492 Q 224 507 283 522 L 322 532 Q 395 553 416 543 Q 429 533 424 514 Q 396 384 380 367 C 367 344 367 344 368 342 Z", "M 321 426 Q 346 433 372 436 Q 394 440 385 453 Q 375 466 351 469 Q 338 470 322 466 L 282 454 Q 251 444 226 433 Q 210 429 230 415 L 282 419 L 321 426 Z", "M 320 333 Q 341 339 368 342 C 398 346 405 350 380 367 Q 356 385 325 374 Q 322 374 320 371 C 314 367 309 366 280 358 Q 243 348 213 338 C 185 329 184 312 214 311 Q 221 310 233 313 Q 251 319 279 325 L 320 333 Z", "M 320 204 Q 389 220 476 234 Q 494 237 494 244 Q 495 257 476 266 Q 448 279 425 273 Q 367 260 320 248 L 278 238 Q 154 214 81 204 Q 68 203 65 194 Q 61 184 77 172 Q 116 145 169 161 Q 226 182 273 193 L 320 204 Z", "M 273 193 Q 266 142 253 92 Q 241 50 268 -7 Q 275 -23 283 -27 Q 289 -34 296 -25 Q 303 -21 313 0 Q 323 24 322 54 Q 321 81 320 204 L 320 248 Q 320 287 320 333 L 320 371 Q 320 398 321 426 L 322 466 Q 322 497 322 532 L 322 561 Q 322 600 323 638 L 326 691 Q 330 743 342 782 Q 351 798 348 811 Q 341 820 287 853 Q 263 869 243 854 Q 239 850 245 834 Q 279 782 281 730 Q 281 705 282 675 L 283 627 Q 283 590 284 551 L 283 522 Q 282 489 282 454 L 282 419 Q 281 389 280 358 L 279 325 Q 279 283 278 238 L 273 193 Z", "M 537 435 Q 524 444 507 448 Q 500 451 495 446 Q 488 440 497 429 Q 537 357 538 182 Q 538 148 554 118 Q 564 96 575 91 Q 593 85 595 115 Q 595 121 595 126 L 592 160 Q 574 322 575 399 C 575 413 563 420 537 435 Z", "M 797 151 Q 807 124 828 78 Q 835 59 847 60 Q 863 61 875 89 Q 906 146 932 349 Q 939 398 962 429 Q 980 448 968 463 Q 946 485 898 507 Q 879 517 845 506 Q 793 485 737 469 L 690 458 Q 624 446 537 435 C 507 431 546 391 575 399 Q 578 402 690 426 L 736 437 Q 850 467 865 452 Q 875 446 873 422 Q 869 310 844 199 Q 841 180 833 178 Q 830 177 823 179 C 797 164 793 162 797 151 Z", "M 731 301 Q 771 308 806 314 Q 831 318 821 332 Q 809 347 783 351 Q 764 354 732 345 L 688 331 Q 648 318 611 306 Q 593 302 616 287 Q 625 280 645 284 Q 664 288 687 292 L 731 301 Z", "M 737 469 Q 740 604 762 695 Q 766 707 744 723 Q 707 742 680 747 Q 662 751 654 741 Q 647 732 655 717 Q 686 671 687 638 Q 690 551 690 458 L 690 426 Q 690 380 688 331 L 687 292 Q 686 237 682 175 C 680 145 725 154 726 184 Q 727 245 731 301 L 732 345 Q 733 391 736 437 L 737 469 Z", "M 595 126 Q 599 126 607 127 Q 668 140 797 151 C 827 154 845 159 823 179 Q 816 186 806 192 Q 803 193 797 195 Q 794 198 792 196 Q 782 199 726 184 L 682 175 Q 633 168 592 160 C 563 154 565 124 595 126 Z" ] } 12 strokes 軸 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 191, 648 ], [ 255, 645 ], [ 374, 679 ], [ 426, 681 ] ], [ [ 122, 522 ], [ 153, 497 ], [ 158, 484 ], [ 200, 294 ] ], [ [ 189, 499 ], [ 198, 513 ], [ 213, 519 ], [ 340, 553 ], [ 409, 566 ], [ 438, 560 ], [ 463, 530 ], [ 405, 347 ], [ 407, 323 ] ], [ [ 228, 424 ], [ 344, 451 ], [ 376, 446 ] ], [ [ 218, 318 ], [ 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185 492 C 181 519 181 519 173 522 Z", "M 368 342 Q 384 314 401 305 Q 411 298 426 318 Q 441 340 473 466 Q 482 496 504 519 Q 516 531 505 544 Q 490 560 450 585 Q 432 594 375 576 Q 336 567 322 561 L 284 551 Q 281 551 173 522 C 144 514 157 482 185 492 Q 224 507 283 522 L 322 532 Q 395 553 416 543 Q 429 533 424 514 Q 396 384 380 367 C 367 344 367 344 368 342 Z", "M 321 426 Q 346 433 372 436 Q 394 440 385 453 Q 375 466 351 469 Q 338 470 322 466 L 282 454 Q 251 444 226 433 Q 210 429 230 415 L 282 419 L 321 426 Z", "M 320 333 Q 341 339 368 342 C 398 346 405 350 380 367 Q 356 385 325 374 Q 322 374 320 371 C 314 367 309 366 280 358 Q 243 348 213 338 C 185 329 184 312 214 311 Q 221 310 233 313 Q 251 319 279 325 L 320 333 Z", "M 320 204 Q 389 220 476 234 Q 494 237 494 244 Q 495 257 476 266 Q 448 279 425 273 Q 367 260 320 248 L 278 238 Q 154 214 81 204 Q 68 203 65 194 Q 61 184 77 172 Q 116 145 169 161 Q 226 182 273 193 L 320 204 Z", "M 273 193 Q 266 142 253 92 Q 241 50 268 -7 Q 275 -23 283 -27 Q 289 -34 296 -25 Q 303 -21 313 0 Q 323 24 322 54 Q 321 81 320 204 L 320 248 Q 320 287 320 333 L 320 371 Q 320 398 321 426 L 322 466 Q 322 497 322 532 L 322 561 Q 322 600 323 638 L 326 691 Q 330 743 342 782 Q 351 798 348 811 Q 341 820 287 853 Q 263 869 243 854 Q 239 850 245 834 Q 279 782 281 730 Q 281 705 282 675 L 283 627 Q 283 590 284 551 L 283 522 Q 282 489 282 454 L 282 419 Q 281 389 280 358 L 279 325 Q 279 283 278 238 L 273 193 Z", "M 537 435 Q 524 444 507 448 Q 500 451 495 446 Q 488 440 497 429 Q 537 357 538 182 Q 538 148 554 118 Q 564 96 575 91 Q 593 85 595 115 Q 595 121 595 126 L 592 160 Q 574 322 575 399 C 575 413 563 420 537 435 Z", "M 797 151 Q 807 124 828 78 Q 835 59 847 60 Q 863 61 875 89 Q 906 146 932 349 Q 939 398 962 429 Q 980 448 968 463 Q 946 485 898 507 Q 879 517 845 506 Q 793 485 737 469 L 690 458 Q 624 446 537 435 C 507 431 546 391 575 399 Q 578 402 690 426 L 736 437 Q 850 467 865 452 Q 875 446 873 422 Q 869 310 844 199 Q 841 180 833 178 Q 830 177 823 179 C 797 164 793 162 797 151 Z", "M 731 301 Q 771 308 806 314 Q 831 318 821 332 Q 809 347 783 351 Q 764 354 732 345 L 688 331 Q 648 318 611 306 Q 593 302 616 287 Q 625 280 645 284 Q 664 288 687 292 L 731 301 Z", "M 737 469 Q 740 604 762 695 Q 766 707 744 723 Q 707 742 680 747 Q 662 751 654 741 Q 647 732 655 717 Q 686 671 687 638 Q 690 551 690 458 L 690 426 Q 690 380 688 331 L 687 292 Q 686 237 682 175 C 680 145 725 154 726 184 Q 727 245 731 301 L 732 345 Q 733 391 736 437 L 737 469 Z", "M 595 126 Q 599 126 607 127 Q 668 140 797 151 C 827 154 845 159 823 179 Q 816 186 806 192 Q 803 193 797 195 Q 794 198 792 196 Q 782 199 726 184 L 682 175 Q 633 168 592 160 C 563 154 565 124 595 126 Z" ] } 12 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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