---
title: "Fangzhen Meaning: 方针 (policy) or 仿真 (simulation)?"
description: "方针 (traditional 方針, fāngzhēn) means “policy; guiding principle”. Not the fangzhen you heard? See 仿真. Hear its tones, see what 方 and 针 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangzhen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 方针 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

方针 fāngzhēn

## policy; guiding principle

## Its characters

1. 方 fāng square
2. 针 zhēn needle

## In a sentence

公司制定了新的发展方针。 The company set new guiding principles for its growth.

[More about 方针](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%96%B9%E9%92%88)

## Other words said fangzhen

- [仿真fǎngzhēnsimulation](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%BF%E7%9C%9F)

## More words with 方 or 针

- [北方 běifāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beifang)
- [比方 bǐfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bifang)
- [大方 dàfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafang)
- [地方 dìfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/difang)
- [东方 dōngfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongfang)
- [对方 duìfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duifang)
- [方案 fāng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangan)
- [方便 fāngbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangbian)
- [方便面 fāngbiànmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangbianmian)
- [方法 fāngfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangfa)

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