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针
針
zhēn
1. needle
2. pin
3. injection
4. stitch
5. CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

钩针
gōuzhēn
crochet hook
胸针
xiōngzhēn
brooch
针状
zhēnzhuàng
needle-shaped
针鼻
zhēnbí
the eye of a needle
针鼹
zhēnyǎn
echidna
针鼢
zhēnfén
echidna
分针
fēnzhēn
minute hand (of a clock)
金针
jīnzhēn
needle used in embroidery or sewing
针麻
zhēnmá
acupuncture anesthesia
扎针
zhāzhēn
to give or have an acupuncture treatment
打针
dǎzhēn
to give or have an injection
HSK 4
别针
biézhēn
pin
针刺
zhēncì
to prick with a needle
针灸
zhēnjiǔ
acupuncture and moxibustion
针剂
zhēnjì
fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
骨针
gǔzhēn
spicule (in biology)
针孔
zhēnkǒng
pinhole
针法
zhēnfǎ
stitch
针对
zhēnduì
to be directed against
HSK 5
指针
zhǐzhēn
pointer on a gauge

Alternate Entries

针
zhēn
variant of [[針|针<zhēn>]], needle

Metadata

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

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