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珍珠

zhēn zhū
HSK 5freq #7342

Meanings

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zhēn zhū
  1. 1.pearl (CL:颗[kē],粒[lì])
  2. 2.(fig.) teardrop; tear

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.pearl (gem) (Classifier: 粒; 顆／颗 m)
  2. 2.tapioca pearl (Classifier: 粒; 顆／颗 m)
  3. 3.tear; teardrop

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Etymology

Pearls were previously called 真珠 (zhēnzhū, “true pearls”).

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Stroke order

Components

珍王㐱
珠王朱

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Characters

珍珠

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Synonyms

明珠正珠珠仔珠子珠璣珠玑

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Derived terms

珍珠奶茶珍珠岩珍珠母珍珠港珍珠粉珍珠草珍珠菜珍珠貝珍珠贝珍珠霜

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Related words

珍珠母 mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)珍珠港 Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)赛珍珠 Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate珍珠岩 perlite珍珠奶茶 pearl milk tea无价珍珠 Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)马氏珍珠贝 pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)珍珠翡翠白玉汤 cabbage, rice and tofu soup