Chinese symbol for “thimble”
顶针
dǐng zhēn
Traditional: 頂針
thimble
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thimble is 顶针 (dǐng zhēn), defined as: thimble.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “thimble”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顶针.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋顶 (屋頂) | wū dǐng | roof |
| 顶级 (頂級) | dǐng jí | top-notch; first-rate |
| 顶尖 (頂尖) | dǐng jiān | peak; apex |
| 山顶 (山頂) | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 顶部 (頂部) | dǐng bù | roof; topmost part |
| 头顶 (頭頂) | tóu dǐng | top of the head |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thimble”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.