珍
zhēn
precious thing
treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly; variant of 珍[zhen1]
jade (王) + person (人) + strokes (彡) = rare and precious treasure
The jade radical (王 as a variant of 玉) anchors the meaning in something physically precious. 人 and 彡 together form 珍's phonetic side, giving the zhēn sound; the semantic weight rests entirely with the jade.
这块玉很珍贵，要好好保存。
zhè kuài yù hěn zhēn guì ， yào hǎo hǎo bǎo cún 。
This piece of jade is very precious and should be kept carefully.
我们要珍惜在一起的每一天。
wǒ men yào zhēn xī zài yī qǐ de měi yī tiān 。
We should treasure every day we spend together.
Words with 珍
维珍
wéi zhēn
Virgin (company)
鸡珍
jī zhēn
chicken gizzard (cuisine)
马氏珍珠贝
mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèi
pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
龚自珍
gōng zì zhēn
Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet
倪桂珍
ní guì zhēn
Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋藹齡|宋蔼龄[Song4 Ai3 ling2], Song Qingling 宋慶齡|宋庆龄[Song4 Qing4 ling2] and Song Meiling 宋美齡|宋美龄[Song4 Mei3 ling2]
八珍汤
bā zhēn tāng
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
李时珍
lǐ shí zhēn
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
take good care of yourself! (idiom)
奇珍
qí zhēn
a rare treasure
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
rare treasure (idiom)
如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
山珍海味
shān zhēn hǎi wèi
exotic delicacies