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毂

轂
gū / gǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 毂辘) a wheel; a rolling wheel

Examples

HSK 7-9
车毂辘吱吱地转着。
Chē gūlu zhīzhī de zhuàn zhe.
The cart's wheels creaked as it rolled along.
HSK 7-9
院角放着一个木毂辘。
Yuànjiǎo fàng zhe yí gè mù gūlu.
A wooden wheel was lying in the corner of the yard.

Tips

usage
The 毂 reading appears in the colloquial word 毂辘 (a wheel, something that rolls). For the technical 'wheel hub', read it 毂.

Components

radical
殳 shū
weapon; hand-action element
Right side is the 殳 radical, an old action element. It is the indexing radical here, grouping the character in traditional dictionary order.
semantic
车 chē
cart; wheel
The bulky left side wraps 车 (cart) inside a shell-shaped cap. The hub is the heart of a cartwheel, so the vehicle element makes the meaning concrete; the cap also carries the sound.

Stroke Order

毂 gū