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指针

zhǐ zhēn

2-character word Traditional 指針

What 指针 means

1. pointer on a gauge
2. clock hand
3. cursor
4. computingpointer

The characters in 指针

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection

Example sentences

• 指南针的指针指向北边。
  Zhǐnánzhēn de zhǐzhēn zhǐxiàng běibiān.
  Compass needles point to the north.

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