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针 zhēn needle

needle; injection

How to remember 针: 钅 gold + 十 ten = needle. Grandma threads a gold yarn and sews ten tiny stars onto the wedding dress with her finest needle.

  • 1,116. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 金

Component breakdown

针 = 钅 gold + 十 ten

  • 钅 gold
  • 十 ten
The Gushi story

Grandma threads a gold yarn and sews ten tiny stars onto the wedding dress with her finest needle.

How it is used

  • 'Needle, pin' - sewing needles, and medical injections: 打针 (dǎzhēn) get a shot/injection.
  • 针对 (zhēnduì) = to be aimed/directed at, targeting: 针对这个问题 (zhēnduì zhège wèntí) with respect to this problem.
  • 方针 (fāngzhēn) = policy/guiding principle; 一针见血 (yìzhēn-jiànxiě) = to hit the nail on the head (draw blood with one prick).

Words with 针

Example sentences

  • 医生在给他打针。 Yīshēng zài gěi tā dǎzhēn.The doctor is giving him an injection.