珍 zhēn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
珍藏
zhēncáng
to treasure; to keep carefully; treasured collection
Characters in this word
藏 cáng
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 臧 good, right
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他把父亲留下的旧地图一直珍藏在书房最深处。 Tā bǎ fùqīn liú xià de jiù dìtú yìzhí zhēncáng zài shūfáng zuì shēn chù. He has always kept the old map left by his father treasured in the deepest part of the study.
- 奶奶珍藏着一本老相册，里面全是家人的照片。 Nǎinai zhēncáng zhe yī běn lǎo xiàngcè, lǐmiàn quán shì jiārén de zhàopiàn. Grandma treasures an old photo album filled entirely with pictures of the family.
- 这瓶好酒他珍藏了十年，今天终于拿出来招待朋友。 Zhè píng hǎo jiǔ tā zhēncáng le shí nián, jīntiān zhōngyú ná chūlái zhāodài péngyou. He treasured this bottle of good wine for ten years, and today finally brought it out for his friends.
Related words
- 珍贵 zhēnguì precious
- 珍惜 zhēnxī to cherish
- 珍珠 zhēnzhū pearl
- 袖珍 xiùzhēn pocket-sized; miniature
- 珍视 zhēnshì to value; to treasure; to cherish
- 珍稀 zhēnxī rare and precious
- 珍重 zhēnzhòng to value highly; to take good care of oneself; farewell expression
- 收藏 shōucáng to collect
- 隐藏 yǐncáng to hide, to conceal
- 宝藏 bǎozàng treasure; valuable resource
- 藏匿 cángnì to hide; to conceal
- 藏品 cángpǐn collection item; collectible