珠 zhū
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
珠宝
zhūbǎo
jewelry, gems
Characters in this word
宝 bǎo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她没有选择昂贵的珠宝，而是把钱捐给了学校。 Tā méiyǒu xuǎnzé ángguì de zhūbǎo, ér shì bǎ qián juān gěi le xuéxiào. She did not choose expensive jewellery, but donated the money to the school.
- 商店的橱窗里摆着各种漂亮的珠宝。 Shāngdiàn de chúchuāng lǐ bǎi zhe gèzhǒng piàoliang de zhūbǎo. All kinds of beautiful jewellery are displayed in the shop window.
- 奶奶把所有的珠宝都放在一个小木盒里。 Nǎinai bǎ suǒyǒu de zhūbǎo dōu fàng zài yí gè xiǎo mù hé lǐ. Grandma keeps all her jewellery in a small wooden box.
Related words
- 珍珠 zhēnzhū pearl
- 宝 bǎo treasure; precious person
- 宝宝 bǎobao baby
- 宝贝 bǎobèi treasure; darling
- 宝贵 bǎoguì precious; valuable
- 宝石 bǎoshí gemstone
- 国宝 guóbǎo national treasure
- 宝库 bǎokù treasure house; repository
- 宝藏 bǎozàng treasure; valuable resource
- 瑰宝 guībǎo treasure; gem
- 无价之宝 wújiàzhībǎo priceless treasure
- 收藏 shōucáng to collect