珠 — Chinese character
珠
zhū
gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
- Pinyin
- zhū
- Radical
- 96 ⽟ (Jade)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 王 朱
- Formation
- pictophonetic — jade; meaning component 王; sound component 朱
- Japanese
- 珠 as a kanji
Common words with 珠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珠宝 (珠寶) | zhū bǎo | pearls; jewels |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl (颗 (kē),粒 (lì)); (fig.) teardrop; tear |
| 明珠 | míng zhū | pearl; jewel (of great value) |
| 珠子 | zhū zi | pearl; bead |
| 眼珠 | yǎn zhū | one's eyes; eyeball |
| 念珠 | niàn zhū | prayer beads; rosary |
| 连珠 (連珠) | lián zhū | joined as a string of pearls; in rapid succession |
| 钢珠 (鋼珠) | gāng zhū | steel ball; bearing ball |
| 水珠 | shuǐ zhū | droplet; dewdrop |
| 佛珠 | fó zhū | Buddhist prayer beads |
| 弹珠 (彈珠) | dàn zhū | a marble (used in games) |
| 圆珠笔 (圓珠筆) | yuán zhū bǐ | ballpoint pen; measure word: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī) |
English words written with 珠
珠 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 13
- Mencius 1B.15
- Mencius 7B.28
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi Contingencies
- Zhuangzi On Declining Power
- Zhuangzi Lieh Tzŭ
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