方针
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
方针 (fāngzhēn) · policy
方针 (fāngzhēn) means “policy; guiding principle”. It is written with 2 characters: 方 (square) + 针 (needle). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 方针 is built
The characters
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
针 zhēn · needle
What 针 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A metal 钅 pin 十 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司的方针是顾客第一。Gōngsī de fāngzhēn shì gùkè dìyī.The company's guiding principle is "customers first".
我们要按照这个方针去做。Wǒmen yào ànzhào zhège fāngzhēn qù zuò.We should act according to these guidelines.
Questions about 方针
What does 方针 mean?
方针 (fāngzhēn) means “policy; guiding principle”.
How do you pronounce 方针?
方针 is pronounced fāngzhēn.
Which HSK level is 方针?
方针 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 地方dìfangplace
- 北方běifāngthe north
- 东方dōngfāngthe east
- 方便fāngbiànconvenient
- 方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
- 方法fāngfǎmethod
- 方面fāngmiànaspect
- 方向fāngxiàngdirection
- 南方nánfāngthe south
- 西方xīfāngthe West
Learn 方针 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.