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指南针 zhǐ nán zhēn 指南针(6) 你知道是谁发明的指南针吗？nǐ zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de zhǐnánzhēn maDo you know who invents the compass?自从我们的祖先发明指南针以来，将近两千年过去了。zìcóng wǒmen de zǔxiān fāmíng zhǐnánzhēn yǐlái jiāngjìn liǎngqiānnián guòqu leNearly two thousand years have passed since our ancestors invented the compass.指南针用于确定地理方向的设备，通常包括一个或多个水平安装或悬挂的磁针，可在枢轴上自由活动直到与地球磁场在一条线上zhǐnánzhēn yòngyú quèdìng dìlǐ fāngxiàng de shèbèi tōngcháng bāokuò yī gè huò duōge shuǐpíng ānzhuāng huò xuánguà de cí zhēn kě zài shūzhóu shàng zìyóuhuódòng zhídào yǔ dìqiúcíchǎng zài yī tiáo xiànshàngA device used to determine geographic direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle or needles horizontally mounted or suspended and free to pivot until aligned with the magnetic field of Earth. 6

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指南針 compass 指 (zhǐ) finger扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten旨 (zhǐ) purpose, aim南 (nán) south针 (zhēn) needle十 (shí) ten, tenth钅 (jīn) gold 25

Hanzi	指南针
Traditional	指南針
Pinyin	zhǐ nán zhēn
Dict	compass
Homophons	指南针(6)
Components	*指 (zhǐ)* finger** 扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten 旨 (zhǐ) purpose, aim *南 (nán)* south 针 (zhēn) needle** 十 (shí) ten, tenth 钅 (jīn) gold
example Sentences	你知道是谁发明的指南针吗？ nǐ zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de zhǐnánzhēn ma Do you know who invents the compass? 自从我们的祖先发明指南针以来，将近两千年过去了。 zìcóng wǒmen de zǔxiān fāmíng zhǐnánzhēn yǐlái jiāngjìn liǎngqiānnián guòqu le Nearly two thousand years have passed since our ancestors invented the compass. 指南针用于确定地理方向的设备，通常包括一个或多个水平安装或悬挂的磁针，可在枢轴上自由活动直到与地球磁场在一条线上 zhǐnánzhēn yòngyú quèdìng dìlǐ fāngxiàng de shèbèi tōngcháng bāokuò yī gè huò duōge shuǐpíng ānzhuāng huò xuánguà de cí zhēn kě zài shūzhóu shàng zìyóuhuódòng zhídào yǔ dìqiúcíchǎng zài yī tiáo xiànshàng A device used to determine geographic direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle or needles horizontally mounted or suspended and free to pivot until aligned with the magnetic field of Earth.
Strokes	25
HSK	6

De Zhǐnánzhēn 指南针 Zhēn Zhǐ Needle Fāmíng Yī