针 (針) zhēn
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zhēn
noun
a needle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used in sewing (Guoyu '針' n 1; Kroll 2015 '針' 1, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '針', p. 38; Unihan '針'; XHZD '针' 1) -
zhēn
noun
pin; tack; a needle shaped thing
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '針' n 2; Unihan '針'; XHZD '针' 2) -
zhēn
verb
to perform acupuncture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Chinese Medicine
Notes: (Guoyu '針' v 3; Unihan '針'; XHZD '针' 3) -
zhēn
noun
acupuncture anaesthesia
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Chinese Medicine
Notes: (XHZD '针' 4) -
zhēn
noun
a hypodermic syringe
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Medicine
Notes: (XHZD '针' 5) -
zhēn
noun
dose
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Medicine
Notes: A measure word for injected medicine (Guoyu '針' n 3; XHZD '针' 6) -
zhēn
verb
to sew
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 缝 (Guoyu '針' v 1; Mathews 1931 '針', p. 38) -
zhēn
verb
to pierce; to stab
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 刺 (Guoyu '針' v 2) -
zhēn
noun
a sting
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '針', p. 38)
Contained in
- 缝针迹(縫針跡) seam
- 探针(探針) probe
- 骨针(骨針) spicule (in biology); bone needle (in archaeology)
- 针锋相对(針鋒相對) sharply opposing; to oppose each other with equal harshness
- 别针(別針) a pin; a safety pin; a clip; a brooch
- 针叶林(針葉林) needle-leaved forest
- 穿针走线(穿針走線) thread a needle
- 针尖对麦芒(針尖對麥芒) sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch
- 秒针(秒針) second hand (of a clock)
- 悬针竖(懸針豎) hanging vertical stroke
- 针叶植物(針葉植物) needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
- 打吊针(打吊針) to put on an intravenous drip
- 引线穿针(引線穿針) a pull-through to thread a needle; to act as go-between
- 针灸(針灸) acupuncture
- 钉书针(釘書針) staple
- 针锋(針鋒) needle point
- 针锋相投(針鋒相投) points of a needle attract each other
- 针叶树(針葉樹) conifer
- 针叶(針葉) needle-leaved (tree)
- 针黹(針黹) fine sewing; embroidery
- 逆时针(逆時針) anticlockwise; counterclockwise
- 针鼻(針鼻) the eye of a needle
- 大海捞针(大海撈針) to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack
- 订书针(訂書針) staple
- 缝衣针(縫衣針) sewing needle
- 针织品(針織品) knitwear
- 针鼢(針鼢) echidna
- 穿针引线(穿針引線) to thread a needle; to act as a go-between
- 针对(針對) in connection with; directed towards
- 针箍(針箍) thimble
- 针剂(針劑) fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
- 针眼(針眼) a sty ; the eye of a needle ; a hole left by a needle
- 针刺(針刺) to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture
- 金针(金針) needle used in embroidery or sewing ; acupuncture needle ; orange day-lily
- 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针(只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針) If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle; to persevere in a difficult task
- 指南针(指南針) compass
- 磁针(磁針) a magnetic needle
- 针对性(針對性) focus; direction
- 针杪(針杪) the tip of a needle
- 针芒(針芒) the point of a needle
- 针头线脑(針頭線腦) bits and pieces
- 绵里藏针(綿裡藏針) a needle concealed in silk floss; ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a wolf in sheep's clothing
- 定海神针(定海神針) stabilizing force
- 针路(針路) the course indicated by a compass
- 针头(針頭) the tip of a hypodermic needle
- 针孔(針孔) pinhole
- 针神(針神) someone very good at sewing
- 注射针(注射針) needle; hypodermic needle
- 针法(針法) acupuncture
- 一针见血(一針見血) hit the nail on the head
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- 卷二百九十九 列傳第一百八十七 方伎 Volume 299 Biographies 187: Divination History of Ming 明史 — count: 19
- 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 13
- 卷二百〇七 志第一百六十 藝文六 Volume 207 Treatises 160: Arts and Literature 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 12
- 卷34 志第29 經籍三 Volume 34 Treatises 29: Bibliography 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 12
- 卷四十四 志第二十四: 職官三 Volume 44 Treatises 24: Government Service 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 10
- 第十四回 Chapter 14 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 8
- 卷五十九 志第四十九 藝文三 Volume 59 Treatises 55: The Arts 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 8
- 第七十三回 Chapter 73 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 7
- 卷四十八 志第三十八 百官三 Volume 48 Treatises 43: Official Posts 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 7
- 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 7
Collocations
- 针经 (針經) 针经 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷八十二下 方術列傳 Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 — count: 16
- 翼针 (翼針) 翼針後周置 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷29 志第24 地理上 Volume 29 Treatises 24: Geography 1 — count: 13
- 针石 (針石) 醫之用針石 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十六 說山訓 Chapter 16: A Mountain of Persuasion — count: 12
- 针药 (針藥) 针药所不能及者 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷八十二下 方術列傳 Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 — count: 11
- 针生 (針生) 針生二十人 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷四十四 志第二十四: 職官三 Volume 44 Treatises 24: Government Service 3 — count: 4
- 善针 (善針) 阿善针术 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷八十二下 方術列傳 Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 — count: 4
- 针师 (針師) 針師 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷四十四 志第二十四: 職官三 Volume 44 Treatises 24: Government Service 3 — count: 4
- 针博士 (針博士) 太醫署針博士 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷四十二 志第二十二: 職官一 Volume 42 Treatises 22: Government Service 1 — count: 4
- 针术 (針術) 阿善针术 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷八十二下 方術列傳 Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 — count: 4
- 黄帝针 (黃帝針) 黃帝針經 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷34 志第29 經籍三 Volume 34 Treatises 29: Bibliography 3 — count: 3