针

针

See also: 針

针 U+9488, 针 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9488 ← 钇 [U+9487] CJK Unified Ideographs 钉 → [U+9489]

Translingual

Han character

针 (radical 167, 钅+2, 7 strokes, cangjie input 金十 (CJ) or 人心十 (OPJ) or X金十 (XCJ), composition ⿰钅十)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1328, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4169, character 1
• Unihan data for U+9488

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 針 (釒 → 钅).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 针 – see 針 (“needle; needle-like object; pin; brooch; hand; tack; etc.”). (This character, 针, is the simplified form of 針.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.