Chinese symbol for “delicacy”
珍馐
zhēn xiū
Traditional: 珍饈
delicacy; dainties; rare foodstuff
The closest CC-CEDICT match for delicacy is 珍馐 (zhēn xiū), defined as: delicacy; dainties; rare foodstuff.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “delicacy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美味 | měi wèi | delicious; delicious food |
| 鲜 (鮮) | xiān | fresh; bright (in color) |
| 炼珍 (煉珍) | liàn zhēn | a delicacy (food) |
| 美馔 (美饌) | měi zhuàn | delicacy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 珍馐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珍贵 (珍貴) | zhēn guì | precious |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure; to value |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl (颗 (kē),粒 (lì)); (fig.) teardrop; tear |
| 珍藏 | zhēn cáng | a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items) |
| 珍宝 (珍寶) | zhēn bǎo | a treasure |
| 珍视 (珍視) | zhēn shì | to place great importance on; to treasure |
| 珍馐美味 (珍饈美味) | zhēn xiū měi wèi | delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat |
| 珍馐美馔 (珍饈美饌) | zhēn xiū měi zhuàn | delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat |
See also: Japanese symbol for “delicacy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.