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指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn
compass
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What does 指南针 mean?
指南针 (pinyin: zhǐ nán zhēn) means compass. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
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Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 指 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 南 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 针
The characters of 指南针
| 指 | zhǐ | finger, to point (HSK 4) |
| 南 | Nán | south (HSK 3) |
| 针 | zhēn | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 与日俱增 | yǔ rì jù zēng | grow daily, increase day by day |
| 巴结 | bā jie | to flatter, to suck up to |
| 挑拨 | tiǎo bō | to sow discord, stir up trouble |
| 伯母 | bó mǔ | aunt (wife of father's elder brother) |
| 历代 | lì dài | successive dynasties |
| 附和 | fù hè | to echo, to chime in |
| 地势 | dì shì | terrain, topography |
| 咬牙切齿 | yǎo yá qiè chǐ | clench one's teeth (in anger) |
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