珍 zhēn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
珍珠
zhēnzhū
pearl
Characters in this word
珠 zhū
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- Made of
- 王 king, ruler 朱 cinnabar, vermilion
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她有珍珠。 Tā yǒu zhēnzhū. She has pearls.
- 珍珠很漂亮。 Zhēnzhū hěn piàoliang. Pearls are very beautiful.
- 我买珍珠。 Wǒ mǎi zhēnzhū. I buy pearls.