12 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 8th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls
On'yomi
- ジ - ク - axis ②center ③stalk 
Character Breakdown
axis, pivot, stem
ジク (8th, N1)
References
| Unicode hex code | 8EF8 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-28-20 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4619 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5952 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1514 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1908 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1014 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1371 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1112 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1193 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1719 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1258 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 38269 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1330 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 988 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1023 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1798 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1591 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1589 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1776 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1121 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 7c5.1 | 
| Four corner code | 5506.0 | 
| De Roo Code | 1576 |