zhū

bead

pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

jade (王) + sound: zhū (朱) = pearl or bead

The jade radical (王 as variant of 玉) anchors the meaning in precious, lustrous stones and gems. 朱 gives the reading zhū and does not contribute to the sense.

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Vermilion redPhonetic
Jade (variant form of 玉 used as a radical)Semantic

她手上戴着一串子,很好看。

tā shǒu shang dài zhe yī chuàn zhū zi,hěn hǎo kàn。

She is wearing a string of beads on her hand; it looks very pretty.

这颗子是用真正的珍珠做的吗?

zhè kē zhū zi shì yòng zhēn zhèng de zhēn zhū zuò de ma?

Is this bead made from a real pearl?

Words with 珠

七龙珠

qī lóng zhū

Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series

连珠

lián zhū

joined as a string of pearls

连珠炮

lián zhū pào

barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)

遗珠

yí zhū

unrecognized talent

钢珠

gāng zhū

steel ball

电珠

diàn zhū

light bulb

云珠

yún zhū

muscovite, mica (used in TCM)

露珠

lù zhū

dewdrop

马氏珍珠贝

mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèi

pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)

鱼目混珠

yú mù hùn zhū

to pass off fish eyes for pearls

黑眼珠

hēi yǎn zhū

pupil of the eye

不吝珠玉

bù lìn zhū yù

(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable

More characters with 王