Phono-semantic compound:
金 (금, metal) — semantic component, indicating something metallic
十 (십, ten) — phonetic component, providing the sound
Extended meaning: anything slender and pointed made of metal, or figuratively, something that directs or guides (like a compass needle).

針 (침) — needle
縫針 (봉침) — sewing needle
注射針 (주사침) — syringe needle, injection needle
指針 (지침) — indicator, hand of a clock/compass
針灸 (침구) — acupuncture and moxibustion

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vinegar, sour condiment made by fermentation

medicine, doctor

sauce or paste made of fermented beans, flour

to untie, to release

heavy

field, area

quantity, measure, capacity, to measure, to weigh, to estimate

cauldron, kettle, cooking pot

needle, pin, to stitch, to pierce

silver, silver-colored

gun, firearm, to shoot with a gun

copper, bronze (alloy of copper and tin)

sharp, keen, pointed, acute, eager, quick

steel

ingot, lump (of metal), ritual vessel with legs, silver coin, currency

money, cash

to suppress, to pacify, to station troops, a garrison

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針

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