| 1 | 中枢 | 中樞 | zhōng shū | zhong1 shu1 | center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration | | |
| 2 | 枢垣 | 樞垣 | shū yuán | shu1 yuan2 | censorate | | |
| 3 | 中枢神经系统 | 中樞神經系統 | zhōng shū shén jīng xì tǒng | zhong1 shu1 shen2 jing1 xi4 tong3 | central nervous system, CNS | | |
| 4 | 中枢神经 | 中樞神經 | zhōng shū shén jīng | zhong1 shu1 shen2 jing1 | Central nervous system | | |
| 5 | 要枢 | 要樞 | yào shū | yao4 shu1 | important traffic hub; key crossroad | | |
| 6 | 天枢星 | 天樞星 | tiān shū xīng | tian1 shu1 xing1 | alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper | | |
| 7 | 天枢 | 天樞 | tiān shū | Tian1 shu1 | alpha Ursae Majoris | | |
| 8 | 水利枢纽 | 水利樞紐 | shuǐ lì shū niǔ | shui3 li4 shu1 niu3 | Water conservancy hub | | |
| 9 | 枢轴 | 樞軸 | shū zhóu | shu1 zhou2 | pivot; fulcrum | | |
| 10 | 户枢不蠹 | 戶樞不蠹 | hù shū bù dù | hu4 shu1 bu4 du4 | lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 枢纽 | 樞紐 | shū niǔ | shu1 niu3 | hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum | | |
| 12 | 枢密院 | 樞密院 | shū mì yuàn | shu1 mi4 yuan4 | privy council | | |
| 13 | 枢机主教 | 樞機主教 | shū jī zhǔ jiào | shu1 ji1 zhu3 jiao4 | cardinal (of the Catholic Church) | | |
| 14 | 枢机 | 樞機 | shū jī | shu1 ji1 | cardinal (Catholicism) | | |
| 15 | 枢 | 樞 | shū | shu1 | hinge; pivot | | |
| 16 | 流水不腐,户枢不蠹 | 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹 | liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù | liu2 shui3 bu4 fu3 , hu4 shu1 bu4 du4 | lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); fig. constant activity prevents decay | | |
| 17 | 灵枢经 | 靈樞經 | líng shū jīng | Ling2 shu1 jing1 | the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text | | |
| 18 | 交通枢纽 | 交通樞紐 | jiāo tōng shū niǔ | jiao1 tong1 shu1 niu3 | traffic hub | | |