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针
針
zhēn
n. needle, pin; needle-like object; injection; stitch; acupuncture
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钅    metal (on the left side) (for 针)
金    metal (for 針)

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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打​针​
打​針​
dǎ zhēn
v. give or have an injection
胸​针​
胸​針​
xiōng zhēn
n. brooch, piece of jewelry/jewellery that fastens with a clasp or clip
我​已​经​用​针​线​把​破​袖​子​缝​好​了​。
我​已​經​用​針​線​把​破​袖​子​縫​好​了​。
wó yǐ jīng yòng zhēn xiàn bǎ pò xiù zi féng hǎo le .
phr. I've already sewn up the torn sleeve with needle and thread.
你​为​什​么​把​针​插​进​肥​皂​里​？
你​為​什​麼​把​針​插​進​肥​皂​裡​？
nǐ wèi shén me bǎ zhēn chā jìn féi zào lǐ ?
phr. Why do you put the needle into the soap?
针​线​
針​線​
zhēn xiàn
phr. needle and thread
别​针​
別​針​
bié zhēn
n. brooch; pin, safety pin
指​南​针​
指​南​針​
zhǐ nán zhēn
n. compass
指​针​
指​針​
zhǐ zhēn
n. indicator, pointer, guiding principle
时​针​
時​針​
shí zhēn
n. hand of a clock, hour hand
针​法​
針​法​
zhēn fǎ
n. (TCM) acupuncture
针​尖​
針​尖​
zhēn jiān
n. (TCM) tip of the needle
针​柄​
針​柄​
zhēn bǐng
n. (TCM) handle of the needle
三​棱​针​
三​稜​針​
sān léng zhēn
n. (TCM) three-edged needle
他​给​我​打​了​一​针​。
他​給​我​打​了​一​針​。
tā géi wó dǎ le yì zhēn .
phr. He gave me a shot (an injection).
只​要​功​夫​深​，铁​杵​磨​成​针​。
只​要​功​夫​深​，鐵​杵​磨​成​針​。
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn, tié chǔ mó chéng zhēn
idiom. As long as one works at it hard enough, an iron pestle can even be ground down to a needle.; Constant dropping wears away a stone.
小​心​别​被​针​扎​到​。
小​心​別​被​針​扎​到​。
xiǎo xīn bié bèi zhēn zhā dào .
phr. Beware of the needle.; Be careful and don't let the needle prick you.
一​针​一​线​
一​針​一​線​
yì zhēn yí xiàn
idiom. a single needle or a piece of thread, (fig.) small things, a little property