針
はり · hari · JLPT N3 · noun
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🪡 針 = metal 金 + ten 十: a metal stick that makes a cross-shaped stitch
Hari sounds like hurry: a needle hurries through cloth, and the hands of a clock hurry around the dial. The left part 金 means metal, so 針 is a thin metal pointer, which covers both meanings.