指针

指針
zhǐzhēn
noun #19,834

Meanings

  1. 1 pointer
  2. 2 indicator needle
  3. 3 cursor

Examples

HSK 2
C Yǔyán zhōng de zhǐzhēn hěn zhòngyào.
Pointers in C programming are very important.
HSK 7-9
Yíbiǎopán shàng de zhǐzhēn zài bùtíng de tiàodòng.
The needle on the dashboard keeps jumping.

Tips

usage
指针 has both physical and computing meanings. Physical: gauge needle, compass needle. Computing: a variable that stores a memory address (C/C++ pointer).

Stroke Order

zhǐ
zhēn