曲轴

Traditional form:

曲軸

Pinyin (reading):

qūzhóu

Definitions:

• crankshaft

Characters:

• 曲 - crooked, bent; wrong, false
• 轴 - axle, pivot, shaft; axis

Traditional characters:

• 曲 - crooked, bent; wrong, false
• 軸 - axle, pivot, shaft; axis