鍼

Translingual

Han character

鍼 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+9, 17 strokes, cangjie input 金戈竹口 (CIHR), four-corner 8315₀, composition ⿰釒咸)

1. needle, pin, tack
2. prick
3. inject

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1315, character 27
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40667
• Dae Jaweon: page 1815, character 33
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4229, character 2
• Unihan data for U+937C

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 鍼 – see 針 (“needle; needle-like object; pin; brooch; hand; tack; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 針).

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Japanese

Kanji

鍼

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: しん (shin)^{←しん (sin, historical)←しむ (simu, ancient)}
• Kan-on: しん (shin)^{←しん (sin, historical)←しむ (simu, ancient)}
• Kun: はり (hari, 鍼); さす (sasu, 鍼す)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鍼
はり Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Extension of and cognate with 針 (hari, “needle used in embroidery”).

Noun

鍼(はり) • (hari) 

1. a needle used in acupuncture
2. (by extension) acupuncture

Derived terms

• 鍼(はり)按(あん)摩(ま) (hari anma)
• 鍼(はり)医(い) (harī)
• 鍼(はり)医(い)者(しゃ) (hari isha)
• 鍼(はり)立(た)て (haritate)
• 鍼筒(はりづつ) (harizutsu)
• 鍼(はり)麻(ま)酔(すい) (harimasui)
• 石鍼(いしばり) (ishibari)
• 管鍼(くだばり) (kudabari)
• 披(は)鍼(ばり) (habari)
• 焼(や)き鍼(ばり) (yakibari), 焼(や)い鍼(ばり) (yaibari)

 

Proverbs

• 死(し)に馬(うま)に鍼(はり) (shi ni uma ni hari), 死(し)に馬(うま)に鍼(はり)をさす (shi ni uma ni hari o sasu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鍼
しん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

/ɕim/ → /ɕimʉ/ → /ɕiɴ/

From Middle Chinese 鍼 (MC tsyim).

Affix

鍼(しん) • (shin) 

1. needle used in acupuncture

Derived terms

• 鍼(しん)医(い) (shin'i)
• 鍼灸(しんきゅう) (shinkyū)
• 鍼形(しんけい) (shinkei)
• 鍼線(しんせん) (shinsen)
• 鍼術(しんじゅつ) (shinjutsu)
• 鍼薬(しんやく) (shin'yaku)
• 火(か)鍼(しん) (kashin)
• 管鍼(かんしん) (kanshin)
• 灸(きゅう)頭鍼(とうしん) (kyūtōshin)
• 金鍼(きんしん) (kinshin)
• 銀鍼(ぎんしん) (ginshin)
• 打(だ)鍼(しん) (dashin)
• 電気鍼(でんきしん) (denkishin)
• 鈹(ひ)鍼(しん) (hishin)

 

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Korean

Hanja

鍼 • (chim, gam) (hangeul 침, 감, revised chim, gam, McCune–Reischauer ch'im, kam, Yale chim, kam)

1. (침 침): needle (used in acupuncture).

Synonyms

• 針 (침, chim) needle (used in sewing, etc., i.e., 바늘).

Compounds

• 鍼術 (침술, chimsul) acupuncture

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Okinawan

Kanji

鍼

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• Kun: はーい (hāi, 鍼)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
鍼
はーい Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Extension of and cognate with 針 (hāi, “needle used in embroidery”).

Pronunciation

• はあい [hàáí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [haːi]

Noun

鍼(はーい) (hāi) 

1. needle used in acupuncture

Further reading

• “はーい【針・鍼】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.