针zhēn
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针
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Shuowen
针 (zhēn), formed by 金 (metal) and 十 (a pictogram of a needle), indicating a metal needle used for sewing; it originally meant 'needle' and later also 'pin' and 'injection'. In oracle bone script the character appears as a simple line with a crossbar, representing the shape of a needle.
Pinyin
zhēn· HSK 2