针 zhēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 十 ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
针
zhēn
needle
Character
Example phrases
- 我怕打针。 Wǒ pà dǎ zhēn. I am afraid of injections.
- 这根针很细。 Zhè gēn zhēn hěn xì. This needle is very thin.
- 针掉地上了。 Zhēn diào dìshang le. The needle fell on the floor.