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指針

指針

See also: 指针

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	needle; pin; injection
trad. (指針)		指	針
simp. (指针)		指	针

Noun

指針

needle; indicator; hand on a clock
guiding principle; guide

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	針
し Grade: 3	しん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

指針 ‎(hiragana ししん, romaji shishin)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zam¹
Min Nan (POJ): chí-cham / chí-chiam

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄓㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² zam¹
  - Yale: jí jām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-cham
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-tsam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cyzafm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sam³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-chiam
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-tsiam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cyciafm
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/