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针

Traditional: 針 · 鍼

zhēn

HSK 3.0 · 4

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zhēn · zam1 (Jyutping)

  1. needle
  2. pin
  3. injection
  4. stitch
  5. CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
  6. variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

针

Meaning
needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
Radical
钅
Strokes
7
Components
⿰钅十
Cangjie
XCJ
Four-corner
8470

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