zhēn

needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

DEFINITIONS

  • needle
  • pin
  • tack
  • acupuncture
  • needle
  • pin
  • injection
  • stitch
  • CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
  • variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle

WORDS

ěr zhēn auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
xiōng zhēn brooch
見縫插 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
訂書 dìng shū zhēn staple
迴紋 huí wén zhēn paper clip
逆時 nì shí zhēn anticlockwise; counterclockwise
避雷 bì léi zhēn lightning rod
jīn zhēn needle used in embroidery or sewing; acupuncture needle; orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
花 jīn zhēn huā orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
菇 jīn zhēn gū enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes, Japanese えのき茸 enokitake), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white; abbr. to 金菇
菜 jīn zhēn cài day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine
釘書 dìng shū zhēn staple; also written 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1]
刺 zhēn cì to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture
刺麻醉 zhēn cì má zuì acupuncture anesthesia
劑 zhēn jì fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
劑瓶 zhēn jì píng ampoule
孔 zhēn kǒng pinhole
孔攝影機 zhēn kǒng shè yǐng jī pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)
對 zhēn duì to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
對性 zhēn duì xìng focus; direction; purpose; relevance
尖兒對麥芒兒 zhēn jiān r duì mài máng r see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2]
尖對麥芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
尾沙錐 zhēn wěi shā zhuī (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
尾綠鳩 zhēn wěi lǜ jiū (bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
尾鴨 zhēn wěi yā (bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)