Read Edit View history Discussion 針 zhēn HSK4 needle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 十 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhēn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 针 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 針 Simp strokes 針 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 針 Simp strokes 針 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 針 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 353, 835 ], [ 369, 824 ], [ 388, 798 ], [ 369, 739 ], [ 323, 647 ], [ 277, 572 ], [ 222, 500 ], [ 157, 434 ], [ 86, 378 ] ], [ [ 409, 734 ], [ 439, 729 ], [ 488, 704 ], [ 527, 661 ] ], [ [ 249, 498 ], [ 310, 504 ], [ 422, 542 ], [ 462, 545 ] ], [ [ 207, 362 ], [ 262, 360 ], [ 387, 393 ], [ 444, 415 ], [ 489, 417 ] ], [ [ 328, 484 ], [ 353, 468 ], [ 356, 452 ], [ 353, 226 ], 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423 Q 488 432 465 436 Q 444 439 381 414 L 330 396 Q 329 397 327 396 Q 275 380 213 370 Q 185 364 206 352 Q 239 334 288 349 Q 307 355 331 360 L 379 373 Z", "M 373 200 Q 376 294 379 373 L 381 414 Q 381 435 384 455 Q 390 476 359 499 C 336 518 310 514 320 486 Q 329 467 330 396 L 331 360 Q 331 299 331 188 C 331 158 372 170 373 200 Z", "M 200 277 Q 236 214 257 212 Q 270 208 278 225 Q 282 238 275 258 Q 259 291 208 302 Q 199 305 197 294 Q 196 287 200 277 Z", "M 445 324 Q 432 299 403 258 Q 399 252 403 247 Q 409 246 415 250 Q 473 295 501 312 Q 514 316 511 324 Q 493 360 458 363 Q 446 362 448 347 Q 451 337 445 324 Z", "M 331 188 Q 261 170 188 150 Q 166 143 128 144 Q 115 143 112 133 Q 109 120 119 110 Q 141 94 176 73 Q 186 69 199 78 Q 245 109 462 195 Q 493 207 516 223 Q 529 230 530 240 Q 526 246 512 244 Q 446 223 373 200 L 331 188 Z", "M 761 461 Q 825 471 921 475 Q 970 475 977 486 Q 981 498 965 510 Q 910 549 844 525 Q 808 518 762 505 L 705 493 Q 623 477 527 458 Q 506 455 523 439 Q 536 427 555 423 Q 574 419 590 424 Q 642 442 705 452 L 761 461 Z", "M 705 452 Q 711 347 702 175 Q 699 -2 720 -36 Q 735 -52 744 -30 Q 760 9 761 461 L 762 505 Q 763 638 768 708 Q 769 742 787 770 Q 794 786 773 803 Q 748 822 703 834 Q 682 840 669 825 Q 659 816 672 804 Q 702 779 704 744 Q 705 656 705 493 L 705 452 Z" ] } 10 strokes 針 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 353, 835 ], [ 369, 824 ], [ 388, 798 ], [ 369, 739 ], [ 323, 647 ], [ 277, 572 ], [ 222, 500 ], [ 157, 434 ], [ 86, 378 ] ], [ [ 409, 734 ], [ 439, 729 ], [ 488, 704 ], [ 527, 661 ] ], [ [ 249, 498 ], [ 310, 504 ], [ 422, 542 ], [ 462, 545 ] ], [ [ 207, 362 ], [ 262, 360 ], [ 387, 393 ], [ 444, 415 ], [ 489, 417 ] ], [ [ 328, 484 ], [ 353, 468 ], [ 356, 452 ], [ 353, 226 ], [ 348, 209 ], [ 336, 198 ] ], [ [ 208, 290 ], [ 245, 256 ], [ 261, 229 ] ], [ [ 459, 351 ], [ 475, 328 ], [ 408, 253 ] ], [ [ 127, 128 ], [ 183, 111 ], [ 422, 195 ], [ 524, 237 ] ], [ [ 525, 449 ], [ 580, 445 ], [ 874, 503 ], [ 921, 503 ], [ 968, 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320 486 Q 329 467 330 396 L 331 360 Q 331 299 331 188 C 331 158 372 170 373 200 Z", "M 200 277 Q 236 214 257 212 Q 270 208 278 225 Q 282 238 275 258 Q 259 291 208 302 Q 199 305 197 294 Q 196 287 200 277 Z", "M 445 324 Q 432 299 403 258 Q 399 252 403 247 Q 409 246 415 250 Q 473 295 501 312 Q 514 316 511 324 Q 493 360 458 363 Q 446 362 448 347 Q 451 337 445 324 Z", "M 331 188 Q 261 170 188 150 Q 166 143 128 144 Q 115 143 112 133 Q 109 120 119 110 Q 141 94 176 73 Q 186 69 199 78 Q 245 109 462 195 Q 493 207 516 223 Q 529 230 530 240 Q 526 246 512 244 Q 446 223 373 200 L 331 188 Z", "M 761 461 Q 825 471 921 475 Q 970 475 977 486 Q 981 498 965 510 Q 910 549 844 525 Q 808 518 762 505 L 705 493 Q 623 477 527 458 Q 506 455 523 439 Q 536 427 555 423 Q 574 419 590 424 Q 642 442 705 452 L 761 461 Z", "M 705 452 Q 711 347 702 175 Q 699 -2 720 -36 Q 735 -52 744 -30 Q 760 9 761 461 L 762 505 Q 763 638 768 708 Q 769 742 787 770 Q 794 786 773 803 Q 748 822 703 834 Q 682 840 669 825 Q 659 816 672 804 Q 702 779 704 744 Q 705 656 705 493 L 705 452 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.