Character

針 zhēn

needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

針麻 zhēn má	acupuncture anesthesia
針鼢 zhēn fén	echidna
針鼴 zhēn yǎn	echidna
針鼻 zhēn bí	the eye of a needle
鉤針 gōu zhēn	crochet hook; crochet needle
銀針 yín zhēn	silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
錶針 biǎo zhēn	hand of a clock
鐵杵成針 tiě chǔ chéng zhēn	see 磨杵成針\|磨杵成针[mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1]
雙百方針 shuāng bǎi fāng zhēn	refers to 百花運動\|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4] with its slogan 百花齊放，百家爭鳴\|百花齐放，百家争鸣
頂針 dǐng zhēn	thimble
順時針 shùn shí zhēn	clockwise
預防針 yù fáng zhēn	immunization injection; fig. forewarning; heads-up; preventive measure
飛針走線 fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn	flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework
骨針 gǔ zhēn	spicule (in biology); bone needle (in archaeology)
鼻針療法 bí zhēn liáo fǎ	nose-acupuncture therapy

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