Character
针
- 1. needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting)
- 2. something slender and needle-like
- 3. injectable medicine; injection
- 4. acupuncture needle (special metal needle used in traditional Chinese medicine to stimulate acupoints)
- 5. acupuncture (treating patients by inserting special metal needles into acupoints)
- 6. a surname
Words using 针 as zhēn (6)
Structure & writing
针
— needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting)
针 is not used as a component in any other character.
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钅 is a component in 43 characters
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针
needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting)
钢
steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content)
钥
key
键
key (mechanical component connecting a shaft to a gear or pulley, usually a rectangular steel block fitted into keyways)
镜
mirror; a reflective device (ancient mirrors were made of polished bronze, modern ones of glass)
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钦
to admire; to respect
钧
ancient unit of weight equal to thirty jin
钩
hook (a curved, sharp-tipped tool for hanging or retrieving things)
钮
same as "纽"
铭
inscription on a vessel, stele, etc. recording facts or merits; words written or engraved to encourage oneself
铲
shovel; spatula (a flat or scoop-shaped tool with a long handle, usually made of iron)
铸
to cast metal by melting and pouring into a mold
锄
hoe (farm tool for loosening soil and weeding)
锈
rust (oxidized layer on metal surfaces)
锋
blade edge; the sharp or pointed part of a sword, knife, or other weapon
锐
sharp or pointed (of a blade or weapon's edge), opposite of 'blunt'
锡
tin (metallic element, symbol Sn, atomic number 50)
锤
hammer (a tool with a handle and a metal head)
锦
colorful patterned silk fabric
锲
(lit.) to carve with a knife
镶
to inlay or embed one object into another; to border or edge with a material
十 is a component in 29 characters
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