长针 (chángzhēn): minute hand (of a clock)

Measure Word

一根长针 gēn

HSK 7-9

钟的长针指向十二，短针指向三。

Zhōng de chángzhēn zhǐxiàng shí'èr, duǎnzhēn zhǐxiàng sān.

The clock's long hand points to twelve and the short hand points to three.

HSK 7-9

她用长针钩了一条围巾。

Tā yòng chángzhēn gōu le yìtiáo wéijīn.

She crocheted a scarf using a long needle (double crochet).

memory

On a clock, 长 = long = minutes (the hand has a longer journey to make in an hour). 短针 (duǎnzhēn) = short hand = hours.

长 cháng

针 zhēn