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定风针

dìng fēng zhēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
wind vane / anemometer / weathercock
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c4030f9e318e1ac2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

定風針 定风针 [ding4 feng1 zhen1] /wind vane/anemometer/weathercock/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 定風針

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

  • 针
    zhēn

    needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根[gēn],支[zhī] / variant of 針|针[zhēn], needle

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.