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needle

On-Yomi: シン — Kun-Yomi: はり

Elements:

needle, metal, gold, ten, needle

Heisig story:

In frame 10 we referred ahead to this full character from which the primitive for needle (on the right) derives. Since we already expect that needles are made of metal, let us picture a set of solid gold darning needles to complete the kanji.

Koohii stories:

1) [gsantise] 26-8-2007(149): Remember the story of the needle in the haystack. Why would someone even look for a needle if it wasn't a GOLD NEEDLE?

2) [sprutnik] 28-10-2008(80): A golden needle is worth ten times more than an ordinary needle.

3) [sutebun] 12-9-2007(24): The golden needle is the true needle.

4) [dtstutz] 28-1-2008(15): Needles need to be metal (or they'll break).

5) [Spoonz] 15-2-2009(11): Final fantasy reference! If you've been petrified by one of those damned monsters, get a team mate to use a golden needle on you!

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