zhēn

针

needle, pin, tack; acupuncture

HSK 3.0 · 4
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Words with 针

针对 zhēn duì to target; to focus on HSK 4
方针 fāng zhēn policy; guidelines HSK 4
打针 dǎ zhēn to give or have an injection HSK 4
针灸 zhēn jiǔ acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion HSK 7–9
针锋相对 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure HSK 7–9
指南针 zhǐ nán zhēn compass HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
钅 gold, metal; money
Parts
钅 + 十
Structure
Left–right
Traditional
針
Unicode
U+9488

Ideographic: A metal 钅 pin 十