针 — Chinese character
针
zhēn
needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
- Pinyin
- zhēn
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 钅 十
- Formation
- ideographic — A metal 钅 pin 十
- Traditional
- 針
Common words with 针
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 针对 (針對) | zhēn duì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to |
| 方针 (方針) | fāng zhēn | policy; guidelines |
| 针对性 (針對性) | zhēn duì xìng | focus; direction |
| 指针 (指針) | zhǐ zhēn | pointer on a gauge; clock hand |
| 打针 (打針) | dǎ zhēn | to give or get an injection |
| 针灸 (針灸) | zhēn jiǔ | acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion |
| 针织 (針織) | zhēn zhī | to knit; knitting; (attributive) knitted |
| 针锋相对 (針鋒相對) | zhēn fēng xiāng duì | to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure |
| 一针见血 (一針見血) | yī zhēn jiàn xiě | lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head |
| 针头 (針頭) | zhēn tóu | tip of a needle; syringe needle |
| 指南针 (指南針) | zhǐ nán zhēn | compass |
| 针孔 (針孔) | zhēn kǒng | pinhole |
English words written with 针
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.