# 枢 — Hinge

Frequency rank 2072 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 楊 (Willow), less common than 漕 (Row).

- On’yomi: すう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level XVI of XX

A tree on the left and an angle on the right — a tree trunk with an angled joint, the hinge point where a branch meets the trunk.

In words:

- 中枢 ちゅうすう — centre;pivot;mainstay;nucleus;backbone;central figure;pillar;key man

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