轴

軸
zhóu
#2,433 most
frequent character
axis, axle, spool (for thread)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

轴 pairs 车, a vehicle, with 由 yóu, which shares the rhyme. The vehicle part points to the first meaning, an axle. From axle it grew to axis and spool or rod.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

轴zhòu
Taiwan pr. [zhou2]

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