軸 = 車 + 由

軸 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “axle”. It is built from 車 (cart) and 由 (cause).

Keyword: axle
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhóu
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: axle, axletree, ось, axletree
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 軸 axis

Decomposition

ids

車 cart
由 cause

How to find 軸 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cart” + “cause”. 軸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 軸 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.