柄

handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb

handle / video game controller

crank handle

to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself

sword hilt

hand crank

at the helm of state / political power / regime

handle of the Big Dipper

state power

hand drill with a crank handle

petiole / leafstalk