Meanings
Readings
Common Words
policy; course; plan (of action); principle
Orig. meaning
magnetic needle
Common noun
needle; pin
Common noun
hook
Common noun
stinger; thorn
Common noun
hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
Common noun
staple (for a stapler)
Common noun
needlework; sewing
Common noun
malice
Counter; Noun, used as a suffix
counter for stitches
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index
guiding principle; guideline; guide
wire
eye of a needle
ใใฉ only; Dialectal
hole
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger
ใฉใใฐใ only
needle covered with poison
fish hook
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
A gold needle is worth at least ten times more than an ordinary one.
The master tailorโs secret to his perfect stitches was a set of ten antique needles he inherited, each one plated in gold.
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