针 zhēn — injection; needle; pin; needle
奶奶用针线缝补衣服。Nǎi nai yòng zhēn xiàn féng bǔ yī fu.Grandma mends clothes with a needle and thread.
Common words: 针对 (zhēn duì)、方针 (fāng zhēn)、打针 (dǎ zhēn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "needle"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "needle", including 针 (zhēn), 针 (zhēn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "needle" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 针 (zhēn), 针 (zhēn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading zhēn, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 针 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 针 zhēninjection; needle; pin; needleUseful words: 针对, 方针
- 针 zhēninjection; needle; pin; needleUseful words: 针对, 方针
Common words for these 2 "needle" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 针 (zhēn) — so "needle" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "needle".
针 zhēn — injection; needle; pin; needle
奶奶用针线缝补衣服。Nǎi nai yòng zhēn xiàn féng bǔ yī fu.Grandma mends clothes with a needle and thread.
Common words: 针对 (zhēn duì)、方针 (fāng zhēn)、打针 (dǎ zhēn)
All 2 characters
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