針
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
针
=
十
+
钅
:
James II of England (zh) found a huge cross made from a bone and a flute (十) with a golden harpoon (钅) sticking in the bone in front of the encampment ((e)n1). He wants to find out where it came from, so he uses a needle (针) to draw bone marrow from the bone to analyze its DNA, and it turns out that it once belonged to a white whale.
針 character breakdown
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Characters with 針 as component
針
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 針
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
Sentences with 針
針 currently does not appear in any sentence.