珠

zhū

bead

pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

jade (王) + sound: zhū (朱) = pearl or bead

The jade radical (王 as variant of 玉) anchors the meaning in precious, lustrous stones and gems. 朱 gives the reading zhū and does not contribute to the sense.

王+朱→珠
朱Vermilion redPhonetic
王Jade (variant form of 玉 used as a radical)Semantic

她手上戴着一串珠子,很好看。

tā shǒu shang dài zhe yī chuàn zhū zi,hěn hǎo kàn。

She is wearing a string of beads on her hand; it looks very pretty.

这颗珠子是用真正的珍珠做的吗?

zhè kē zhū zi shì yòng zhēn zhèng de zhēn zhū zuò de ma?

Is this bead made from a real pearl?

Words with 珠

七龙珠

qī lóng zhū

Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series

珠三角

zhū sān jiǎo

Pearl River Delta

圆珠笔

yuán zhū bǐ

ballpoint pen

珠江三角洲

zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu

Pearl River Delta (PRD)

眼珠子

yǎn zhū zi

eyeball

连珠

lián zhū

joined as a string of pearls

滚珠

gǔn zhū

bearing ball

连珠炮

lián zhū pào

barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)

遗珠

yí zhū

unrecognized talent

钢珠

gāng zhū

steel ball

电珠

diàn zhū

light bulb

云珠

yún zhū

muscovite, mica (used in TCM)

More characters with 王

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