noun
stone needle (Chinese acupuncture)
Archaic term for a stone needle used in ancient Chinese acupuncture; not used in modern medical contexts.
古代中国では、石針を使って治療が行われていた。
In ancient China, treatments were performed using stone needles.
Standard kanji form for this archaic term; 針 is the modern character for 'needle'.
Variant using 鍼, an older character specifically for acupuncture needles.
Rare single-character form; 砭 originally referred to a stone probe or needle in ancient Chinese medicine.
Compound of 石 (stone) and 針 (needle), referring to a stone needle used in ancient Chinese acupuncture. The variant 石鍼 uses the older character 鍼 specifically for acupuncture needles.