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针眼

zhēn yǎn

2-character word Traditional 針眼

What 针眼 means

1. eye of a needle
2. pinprick
3. pinhole

Other readings

针眼 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhēn yanstye; hordeolum

The characters in 针眼

• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection
• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole

Sounds the same

Read zhēn yǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 针鼹(zoology) echidna

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