zhēn

needle; pin; injection

Character data

Radical ⾦ (167.2)
Strokes 10
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

針 zhēn
  1. 1. needle
  2. 2. pin
  3. 3. injection
  4. 4. stitch
  5. 5. variant of zhēn, needle
  6. 6. CL gēn,zhī

Words containing 針

Word Meaning
auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
brooch
use every bit of time; seize every chance
staple
paper clip
counterclockwise; anticlockwise
lightning rod
needle used in embroidery or sewing; acupuncture needle
orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
enoki mushroom; long thin white mushroom
dried daylily buds; daylily vegetable
staple; also written dìng shū zhēn
to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture
acupuncture anesthesia
fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
ampoule
pinhole
pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)
in response to; to focus on; to target
relevance; focus; direction
in direct conflict; refuse to give in
(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
pin-tailed green pigeon
(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)