曲别针

曲別針

qūbiézhēn

noun #47,234

Measure Word

一个曲别针 gè

Meanings

1 paper clip

Characters

Examples

用一个曲别针把这几张纸夹起来。

Yòng yí gè qūbiézhēn bǎ zhè jǐ zhāng zhǐ jiā qǐlái.

Use a paper clip to hold these sheets together.

他在抽屉里翻出一盒曲别针。

Tā zài chōuti lǐ fān chū yì hé qūbiézhēn.

He dug out a box of paper clips from the drawer.

Tips

memory

曲 (bent) + 别 (to pin onto) + 针 (needle) — literally a ‘bent pin’. Captures the shape perfectly: a wire bent back on itself to clamp paper.

Stroke Order

曲 qǔ

别 bié

针 zhēn