| shū | hinge/pivot |
| 枢 | hinge pivot |
| 枢垣 | censorate |
| 枢密院 | privy council |
| 枢机 | cardinal (Catholicism) |
| 枢机主教 | Cardinal (of catholic church) |
| 枢纽 | hub (e.g. of traffic network) hinge pivot |
| 枢纽站 | junction center station; railroad terminal |
| 枢要 | central administrative unit |
| 枢轴 | pivot fulcrum |