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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēn | zhen1
English translation
needle, pin, tack; acupuncture

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

針 zhēn

Contains the radical

釒 jīn

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

A metal 釒 jīn  pin 十 shí

Etymology of 針 zhēn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰釒十

Explanation

Simplified form of 針 zhēn . Phonosemantic compound. 金 Jīn represents the meaning and 十 shí represents the sound.

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Words with 針 zhēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
针对 zhēnduì to target針對
针 zhēn pin針 zhēn
方针 fāngzhēn policy方針
针对性 zhēn duì xìng focus針對性
打针 dǎzhēn to give or have an injection打針
针织 zhēn zhī knitting針織
针灸 zhēn jiǔ acupuncture and moxibustion針灸
别针 bié zhēn pin別針
指南针 zhǐnánzhēn compass指南針
针刺 zhēn cì to prick with a needle針刺
指针 zhǐ zhēn clock hand指針
针锋相对 zhēn fēng xiāng duì measure for measure針鋒相對
探针 tàn zhēn probe探針
针孔 zhēn kǒng pinhole針孔
一针见血 yī zhēn jiàn xiě fig. to hit the nail on the head一針見血
大海捞针 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea大海撈針
时针 shí zhēn hour hand時針
针剂 zhēn jì fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection針劑
预防针 yù fáng zhēn heads-up預防針
针线 zhēn xiàn needlework針線
针眼 zhēn yǎn pinprick針眼
扎针 zhā zhēn to give or have an acupuncture treatment扎針
如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles如坐針氈
金针菇 jīn zhēn gū abbr. to 金菇 jīn gū 金針菇

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