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traffic hub
hub (e.g. of traffic network) / hinge / pivot / fulcrum
HSK 7-9
Lingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text (c. 1st century BC)
center; hub / the central administration
cardinal (Catholicism)
Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
central nervous system, CNS
privy council
pivot; fulcrum
important hub; key position
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
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  *枢* | 枢* | *枢
(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay
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