The Chinese word【針】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes an object or behavior. It is mainly used for the following meanings:
Suture or injection tools. Explanation: (1) A long, thin tool used for threading and sewing clothes, etc. For example: “embroidery needle”, “knitting needle”. (2) A needle-shaped object. Such as: “safety pin”, “silver needle”, “tack pin”, “paper clip”. (3) Medical devices used for injecting medicines. Such as: “syringe”, “injection”. (4) A method of treating disease by pricking the meridians with acupuncture. For example: acupuncture. (5) Quantifier: A> Calculate the unit of injection medicine. For example: “I got an injection of painkiller today.” B>A unit for counting the number of acupuncture or suture times. For example: “Three stitches were given”, “Two stitches were used to sew up the wound.”
Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.
Mandarin Pinyin of 【針】:zhēn
Cantonese Jyutping of 【針】:zam1
This section covers the key information related to the character 【針】︰
Here are some situations where you can use【針】, for example:Describing an object or action , It means mainly sewing or injection tools .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.
【針】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【縫針、針灸】(Mandarin Pinyin:féng zhēn 、zhēn jiǔ/ Cantonese Jyutping:fung4 zam1 、zam1 gau3)
There are exactly 10 strokes in this character,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:
醫生熟練地進行了針灸治療。
The doctor performed the acupuncture treatment skillfully.
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