Chinese symbol for “pearls”

珠宝

zhū bǎo

Traditional: 珠寶

pearls; jewels; precious stones

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pearls is 珠宝 (zhū bǎo), defined as: pearls; jewels; precious stones.

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Characters and stroke order

珠 zhū

gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone

radical 96 ⽟ · 10 strokes

宝 bǎo

treasure, jewel; rare, precious

radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

寶 bǎo

Related words

Other words that share a character with 珠宝.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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
宝宝 (寶寶)	bǎo bao	darling; baby
宝贝 (寶貝)	bǎo bèi	treasured object; treasure
宝贵 (寶貴)	bǎo guì	valuable; precious

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.