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针
鍼
zhēn
1. variant of [[針|针<zhēn>]], needle
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

针
zhēn
needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

分针
fēnzhēn
minute hand (of a clock)
别针
biézhēn
pin
唱针
chàngzhēn
stylus (gramophone needle)
扎针
zhāzhēn
to give or have an acupuncture treatment
打针
dǎzhēn
to give or have an injection
HSK 4
指针
zhǐzhēn
pointer on a gauge
探针
tànzhēn
probe
撞针
zhuàngzhēn
firing pin
方针
fāngzhēn
policy
HSK 6
时针
shízhēn
hand of a clock
晕针
yùnzhēn
to faint during acupuncture or injection
毒针
dúzhēn
to inject poison
毫针
háozhēn
acupuncture needle
留针
liúzhēn
to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
砭针
biānzhēn
remonstrance
秒针
miǎozhēn
second hand (of a clock)
缝针
féngzhēn
a stitch
缝针
fèngzhēn
needle
胸针
xiōngzhēn
brooch
金针
jīnzhēn
needle used in embroidery or sewing

Alternate Entries

针
zhēn
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,115
Word Frequency Rank
2,920 of 84,292

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