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チュウ/CHŪ/    はしら/hashira/CHUU/チュウ/    hashira/はしら/

pillar;  post;  cylinder;  support

Radical: (tree).   Strokes: 9画.   Elements: 王木丶.   Pinyin: zhù.   Hangul:  [ju].

Jōyō Kanji 3rd Grade.   JLPT N2.

Example compounds:
チュウCHŪてっちゅうtecchū】iron pole
もんちゅうmonchū】gatepost; pier
えんちゅうenchū】column; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
はしらhashiraはしらhashira】pillar; support; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
時計はしらどけいhashiradokei】wall clock
の神みはしらのかみmihashiranokami】the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
Codepoints and classification codes:
67f1Unicode
35-76JIS X 0208
1-4-5SKIP
4a5.12TKD
4091.4Four Corner
1872De Roo
Dictionary indices:
2236Classic Nelson
2631The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson
896New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern
603Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern
268Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig
1385A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken)
854Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill
826Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill
14660Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 6 p. 278
345A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall
598Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky
278Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade
629Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki
366Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall
338Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask
990Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono
1084Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
274Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig