珍 zhēn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
珍惜
zhēnxī
to cherish
Characters in this word
惜 xī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 请珍惜时间。 Qǐng zhēnxī shíjiān. Please cherish your time.
- 我珍惜朋友。 Wǒ zhēnxī péngyou. I cherish my friends.
- 他珍惜机会。 Tā zhēnxī jīhuì. He cherishes the chance.