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The character "针", denoting a needle, derives from its traditional form "針", which structurally integrates the metal radical "金" with the component "十", a configuration that visually suggests a slender metal object designed for piercing. This composition underscores the instrument's primary material and its pointed function, originally referring specifically to sewing and acupuncture implements. Over centuries, the term's application extended beyond these concrete tools to encompass a range of pointed objects such as pins and medical syringe needles, while also adopting figurative meanings like the indicating pointers on clocks or compass dials. The simplified iteration "针" retains this conceptual essence, merely condensing the metal radical to "钅" without altering the fundamental relationship between form and meaning.
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这根针很细。
妈妈用针缝我的衣服。
时钟的时针指向了十二点。
护士打针的技术非常好。
医生建议我进行针灸治疗。
针对目前的困难，我们要想办法。
他的批评句句如针，刺在我心上。
这项政策是针砭时弊的良方。