指南针 zhǐnánzhēn Compass

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Traditional: 指南針

Stroke order

指南针 is written in 25 strokes across 3 characters.

指南针 — the Chinese character for Compass (zhǐnánzhēn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 指南针 — Compass

指 — 9 strokes
南 — 9 strokes
针 — 7 strokes

Characters in 指南针

指 zhǐ — finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
南 nán — south
针 zhēn — needle; pin; injection

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

指南针 is pronounced zhǐnánzhēn and means “Compass”.

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