Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 針


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Meaning

needle, pin, pointer

Pronunciation

SHIN
hari

Explanation

Left: metal, gold (Covered in the ground are 2 gold nuggets ), right: ten

Mnemonic

It is made of metal and pointed like the number ten (= ): A needle!

Radicals

gold, metal(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
ten(Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.)
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Vocabulary

秒針 びょうしん second hand (of clock)
方針 ほうしん objective, plan, policy
はり needle/fish hook/pointer/hand (e.g. clock)
針路 しんろ course/direction/compass bearing
針金 はりがね wire


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