针

zhēn

needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

How to write 针, stroke by stroke

needle; pin; injection; stitch; variant of 针, needle

Ideographic: A metal 钅 pin 十

Made of 钅 + 十

针对zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
打针dǎ zhēnto give or get an injection
针头zhēn tóutip of a needle; syringe needle
指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass
胸针xiōng zhēnbrooch
别针bié zhēnpin; safety pin; clip; brooch
指针zhǐ zhēnpointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor; (computing) pointer
方针fāng zhēnpolicy; guidelines
缝针féng zhēnto stitch fabric; (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision
针孔zhēn kǒngpinhole
针灸zhēn jiǔacupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
针刺zhēn cìto prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture

我们应该禁止针对儿童的广告。
wǒ men yīng gāi jìn zhǐ zhēn duì ér tóng de guǎng gào 。
We should ban advertising aimed towards children.
指南针的指针指向北边。
zhǐ nán zhēn de zhǐ zhēn zhǐ xiàng běi biān 。
Compass needles point to the north.
她认出那枚胸针是她几个月前丢失的。
tā rèn chū nà méi xiōng zhēn shì tā jǐ gè yuè qián diū shī de 。
She recognized the brooch as the one she had lost a few months before.
我得给你打一针。
wǒ dé gěi nǐ dǎ yì zhēn 。
I need to give you an injection.
这好比大海捞针。
zhè hǎo bǐ dà hǎi lāo zhēn 。
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.