Chinese Word: 針 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

針 (Simplified: 针)HSK 4

Pinyin: zhēn

English Definition: needle; pin; injection; stitch; Classifiers: 根

Chinese Definition:
①缝织衣物引线用的一种细长的工具：针线。
②细长像针的东西：时针。
③用针扎治病：针灸。
④注射用的器具和药物：针头。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 金

Ideographic:A metal 釒 pin 十

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 釒 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect

Similar Characters: 釬

	針對HSK 5	zhēn duì	to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
	針灸	zhēn jiǔ	acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion

1		ér tóng 儿童 yì bān 一般 dōu 都 hài pà 害怕 dǎ zhēn 打针。 Children usually fear getting injections.
2		zhǐ yào 只要 gōng fū shēn 功夫深， tiě chǔ 铁杵 mó chéng 磨成 zhēn 针。 If you work hard enough, even a iron rod can be ground down into a needle.
3		yī shēng 医生 jiàn yì 建议 nǐ 你 dǎ 打 liú gǎn 流感 yù fáng zhēn 预防针。 The doctor recommends that you get a flu shot.
4		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
5		zhè ge 这个 zhēn jiān 针尖 dà yuē 大约 yǒu 有 10 háo mǐ 毫米 cháng 长。 This pin is about 10 millimeters long.

1		ér tóng 儿童 yì bān 一般 dōu 都 hài pà 害怕 dǎ zhēn 打针。 Children usually fear getting injections.
2		zhǐ yào 只要 gōng fū shēn 功夫深， tiě chǔ 铁杵 mó chéng 磨成 zhēn 针。 If you work hard enough, even a iron rod can be ground down into a needle.
3		yī shēng 医生 jiàn yì 建议 nǐ 你 dǎ 打 liú gǎn 流感 yù fáng zhēn 预防针。 The doctor recommends that you get a flu shot.
4		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
5		zhè ge 这个 zhēn jiān 针尖 dà yuē 大约 yǒu 有 10 háo mǐ 毫米 cháng 长。 This pin is about 10 millimeters long.