珍
zhēn
precious thing
treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly; variant of 珍[zhen1]
jade (王) + person (人) + strokes (彡) = rare and precious treasure
The jade radical (王 as a variant of 玉) anchors the meaning in something physically precious. 人 and 彡 together form 珍's phonetic side, giving the zhēn sound; the semantic weight rests entirely with the jade.
这块玉很珍贵，要好好保存。
zhè kuài yù hěn zhēn guì ， yào hǎo hǎo bǎo cún 。
This piece of jade is very precious and should be kept carefully.
我们要珍惜在一起的每一天。
wǒ men yào zhēn xī zài yī qǐ de měi yī tiān 。
We should treasure every day we spend together.
Words with 珍
贺子珍
hè zǐ zhēn
He Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife
珍爱
zhēn ài
to cherish
维珍
wéi zhēn
Virgin (company)
鸡珍
jī zhēn
chicken gizzard (cuisine)
马氏珍珠贝
mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèi
pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
龚自珍
gōng zì zhēn
Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet
倪桂珍
ní guì zhēn
Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋藹齡|宋蔼龄[Song4 Ai3 ling2], Song Qingling 宋慶齡|宋庆龄[Song4 Qing4 ling2] and Song Meiling 宋美齡|宋美龄[Song4 Mei3 ling2]
八珍汤
bā zhēn tāng
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
李时珍
lǐ shí zhēn
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
take good care of yourself! (idiom)
奇珍
qí zhēn
a rare treasure
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
rare treasure (idiom)