Chinese symbol for “fulcrum”
支点
zhī diǎn
Traditional: 支點
fulcrum (for a lever)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fulcrum is 支点 (zhī diǎn), defined as: fulcrum (for a lever).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fulcrum”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枢纽 (樞紐) | shū niǔ | hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge |
| 枢轴 (樞軸) | shū zhóu | pivot; fulcrum |
| 力心 | lì xīn | fulcrum; center of force |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 支点.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 支付 | zhī fù | to pay (money) |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support |
| 支撑 (支撐) | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure |
| 支持者 | zhī chí zhě | supporter |
| 一点 (一點) | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fulcrum”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.