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
- 大海捞针(大海撈針) to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack
- 针尾鸭(針尾鴨) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
- 针黹(針黹) fine sewing; embroidery
- 针管(針管) syringe
- 总方针(總方針) general policy; overall guidelines
- 针锋(針鋒) needle point
- 白喉针尾雨燕(白喉針尾雨燕) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
- 针剂瓶(針劑瓶) ampoule
- 骨针(骨針) spicule (in biology); bone needle (in archaeology)
- 针芥相投(針芥相投) a needle and a small particle attract each other
- 顺时针(順時針) clockwise
- 大政方针(大政方針) major policy of the national government
- 胸针(胸針) brooch
- 顶针(頂針) thimble
- 针科(針科) acupuncture
- 时针(時針) hand of a clock; hour hand
- 分针(分針) minute hand (of a clock)
- 预防针(預防針) immunization injection; forewarning; heads-up; preventive measure
- 耳针(耳針) auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
- 穿针引线(穿針引線) to thread a needle; to act as a go-between
- 定风针(定風針) wind vane; anemometer; weathercock
- 针鱼(針魚) saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
- 缝衣针(縫衣針) sewing needle
- 磁针(磁針) a magnetic needle
- 回纹针(回紋針) a paperclip ; paper clip
- 毛线针(毛線針) knitting needle
- 针眼(針眼) a sty ; the eye of a needle ; a hole left by a needle
- 针线活儿(針線活兒) needlework; working for a living as a needleworker
- 针剂(針劑) fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
- 曲别针(曲別針) paper clip
- 针对(針對) in connection with; directed towards
- 针锋相投(針鋒相投) points of a needle attract each other
- 鼻针疗法(鼻針療法) nose-acupuncture therapy
- 针头(針頭) the tip of a hypodermic needle
- 秒针(秒針) second hand (of a clock)
- 针线(針線) needle and thread ; needlework; sewing
- 针锋相对(針鋒相對) sharply opposing; to oppose each other with equal harshness
- 方针(方針) direction; policy; guidelines
- 金针花(金針花) orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
- 针叶树(針葉樹) conifer
- 指南针(指南針) compass
- 无针注射器(無針注射器) jet injector
- 针杪(針杪) the tip of a needle
- 灰喉针尾雨燕(灰喉針尾雨燕) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
- 打针(打針) to give or have an injection
- 注射针(注射針) needle; hypodermic needle
- 针灸(針灸) acupuncture
- 定海神针(定海神針) stabilizing force
- 如坐针毡(如坐針氈) as if sitting on pins and needles; to be in an uncomfortable situation
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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
- 第七十三回 Chapter 73 Journey to the West 西遊記 — 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
- 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
- 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
- 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: 3
- 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: 2