针
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needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #640 U+9488
How 针 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A metal 钅 pin 十
How to remember it
needle · Heisig RSH #283
needle + metal
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 针
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 定海神针 | dìng hǎi shén zhēn | another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4], the Monkey King's golden cudgel; (fig.) stabilizing … |
| 金针花 | jīn zhēn huā | orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) |
| 大政方针 | dà zhèng fāng zhēn | major policy of the national government |
| 针线活儿 | zhēn xiàn huó r | needlework; working for a living as a needleworker |
| 针式打印机 | zhēn shì dǎ yìn jī | (computing) dot matrix printer |
| 一针见血 | yī zhēn jiàn xiě | lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head |
| 定风针 | dìng fēng zhēn | wind vane; anemometer; weathercock |
| 针对性 | zhēn duì xìng | focus; direction; purpose; relevance |
| 针头线脑 | zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo | needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework; (fig.) unimportant thing |
| 二百方针 | èr bǎi fāng zhēn | see 雙百方針|双百方针[shuang1 bai3 fang1 zhen1] |
| 八字方针 | bā zì fāng zhēn | a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan; (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the… |
| 反时针 | fǎn shí zhēn | counterclockwise |
| 金针菜 | jīn zhēn cài | day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine |
| 双百方针 | shuāng bǎi fāng zhēn | refers to 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4] with its slogan 百花齊放，百家爭鳴|百花齐放，百家争鸣 |
| 针头 | zhēn tóu | tip of a needle; syringe needle |
| 针线活计 | zhēn xiàn huó jì | needlework; sewing |
| 金针 | jīn zhēn | needle used in embroidery or sewing; acupuncture needle; orange day-lily (Hemerocallis ful… |
| 毛线针 | máo xiàn zhēn | knitting needle |
| 分针 | fēn zhēn | minute hand (of a clock or watch) |
| 强心针 | qiáng xīn zhēn | heart-strengthening shot; fig. a shot in the arm |