Radical:

meaning for shū:

  • - hinge
  • - pivothub (e.g. of traffic network)
  • - hinge
  • - pivot
  • - fulcrumcenter
  • - backbone
  • - hub (e.g. of transport network)
  • - the central administrationlit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  • - constant activity prevents decay (idiom)privy councilcardinal (Catholicism)