archaic
literary

Meaning of

铍 means long needle used in ancient acupuncture and stone-needle therapy; long spear; lance; pike. Pronounced pī.

  • long needle used in ancient acupuncture and stone-needle therapy
  • long spear; lance; pike

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

rén
yòng
zhēn
zhì
liáo
yōng
 

Ancient people used long needles to treat abscesses and ulcers.

Jiǔ
zhēn
zhī
zhōng
 
zhēn
xíng
jiàn
fēng
 

Among the nine types of needles, the pī needle is shaped like a sword point.

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ zhī
/ gǎn