You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) 軸 Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 1242, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced zhú. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced zhú. Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): Holding the wheel. Explanation of Names (Shiming): An axle (zhòu) is that which can be pulled out (chōu). It enters the hub and can be extracted. Also refers to weaving tools. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya): The shuttle and the axle are both empty. Annotation: The shuttle holds the weft thread; the axle receives the warp thread. Also refers to a scroll. Poem by Han Yu: In the house of the Marquis of Ye there are many books, thirty thousand scrolls stacked on the shelves. Also refers to the axle of heaven and the axle of earth, both terms taking the meaning of rotating and turning wheels. Yuan Hong, Eulogy for Famous Ministers of the Three Kingdoms: Turning the axle of heaven. Mu Hua, Rhapsody on the Sea (Haifu): The axle of the earth stands tall and strives to rotate. Also refers to holding the axle, meaning to hold the power of government. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Tian Qianqiu: Occupying the center while holding the axle of government. Also refers to being ill and unable to walk. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei (Weifeng): The great person is hindered. Annotation: It means to linger and not walk. Also a place name. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Zheng (Zhengfeng): The people of Qing are at Zhou. Annotation: Zhou is a place in the state of Wei located on the river. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Also written in a variant form.