针 (針) zhēn

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. zhēn verb to perform acupuncture
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Chinese Medicine
   Notes: (Guoyu '針' v 3; Unihan '針'; XHZD '针' 3)
4. zhēn noun acupuncture anaesthesia
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Chinese Medicine
   Notes: (XHZD '针' 4)
5. zhēn noun a hypodermic syringe
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Medicine
   Notes: (XHZD '针' 5)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. zhēn verb to pierce; to stab
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 刺 (Guoyu '針' v 2)
9. zhēn noun a sting
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Mathews 1931 '針', p. 38)

Contained in

• 针尖(針尖) the tip of a needle
• 定风针(定風針) wind vane; anemometer; weathercock
• 针科(針科) acupuncture
• 针灸(針灸) acupuncture
• 穿针引线(穿針引線) to thread a needle; to act as a go-between
• 飞针走线(飛針走線) flying needle and running seam; skillful needlework
• 打针(打針) to give or have an injection
• 针线活(針線活) to make a living by sewing
• 针剂瓶(針劑瓶) ampoule
• 针锋相投(針鋒相投) points of a needle attract each other
• 金针(金針) needle used in embroidery or sewing ; acupuncture needle ; orange day-lily
• 金针菜(金針菜) day lily
• 缝衣针(縫衣針) sewing needle
• 唱针(唱針) stylus (gramophone needle)
• 悬针竖(懸針豎) hanging vertical stroke
• 探针(探針) probe
• 顶针(頂針) thimble
• 灰喉针尾雨燕(灰喉針尾雨燕) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
• 针管(針管) syringe
• 砭针(砭針) remonstrance; admonition
• 分针(分針) minute hand (of a clock)
• 毛线针(毛線針) knitting needle
• 长针(長針) a long needle ; minute hand
• 鼻针疗法(鼻針療法) nose-acupuncture therapy
• 针法(針法) acupuncture
• 针尾鸭(針尾鴨) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
• 针毡(針氈) to have pins and needles
• 注射针(注射針) needle; hypodermic needle
• 总方针(總方針) general policy; overall guidelines
• 胸针(胸針) brooch
• 针眼(針眼) a sty ; the eye of a needle ; a hole left by a needle
• 针锋相对(針鋒相對) sharply opposing; to oppose each other with equal harshness
• 大政方针(大政方針) major policy of the national government
• 表针(錶針) hand of a clock
• 大海捞针(大海撈針) to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack
• 针鼹(針鼴) echidna
• 缝针迹(縫針跡) seam
• 罗盘针(羅盤針) a compass
• 针织品(針織品) knitwear
• 缝针(縫針) a stitch; surgical stitches ; a needle
• 强心针(強心針) heart-strengthening shot; a shot in the arm
• 毒针(毒針) to inject poison
• 针刺麻醉(針刺麻醉) acupuncture anesthesia
• 磨杵成针(磨杵成針) to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle; to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
• 秒针(秒針) second hand (of a clock)
• 见缝插针(見縫插針) to see a gap and stick in a needle; to make use of every second and every inch
• 针麻(針麻) acupuncture anesthesia
• 针刺(針刺) to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture
• 针指(針指) fine needlework; embroidery
• 针路(針路) the course indicated by a compass

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针孔

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Truncated for common words

• 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34　志第29 經籍三 Volume 34 Treatises 29: Bibliography 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 12
• 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
• 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
• 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

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
• 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
• 针县 (針縣) 翼州下隋汶山郡之翼針縣 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 — count: 3
• 卖针 (賣針) 賣針賣糖老姥爭團絲 — Book of Southern Qi 南齊書, 卷五十三 列傳第三十四 良政 Volume 53 Biographies 34: Virtuous Officials — count: 2