zhēn

  1. zhēn noun a needle; a pin
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Variant of 针, traditional 針 (Unihan '鍼'; Kroll 2015 '鍼' 1, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '鍼', p. 38)
  2. zhēn verb to prick; to mock
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Unihan '鍼'; Kroll 2015 '鍼' 2, p. 599)
  3. zhēn noun acupuncture
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鍼' 1a, p. 599; Unihan '鍼')
  4. zhēn noun sewing
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鍼' 1b, p. 599)

Contained in

  • 鍼芒 the point of a needle

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