指南针(zhǐ nán zhēn): compass
compass
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhǐ nán zhēn
- Meaning
- compass
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 3
- Traditional
- 指南針
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 指南针 — tap one to open its word page.
shǒu手zhǐ指
HSK 3finger
jiè戒zhǐ指
HSK 7-9(finger) ring
zhǐ指lìng令
HSK 7-9to order; to command
yī一tán弹zhǐ指qǐng顷
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
zhōng中zhǐ指
middle finger
liǎo了rú如zhǐ指zhǎng掌
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
liǎo了ruò若zhǐ指zhǎng掌
see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
wǔ五zhǐ指
the five fingers of one's hand
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