Keyword
pearl
- gem
- jewel
- precious stone
- Frequency
- #1514
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
zhū
Mnemonic
王 (jade) gives the meaning and 朱 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
珠宝
pearls; jewels; precious stones
珍珠
pearl (CL:颗 (kē),粒 (lì)); (fig.) teardrop; tear
明珠
pearl; jewel (of great value)
珠
bead; pearl
珠江
Pearl River (Guangdong)
珠子
pearl; bead
眼珠
one's eyes; eyeball
珠三角
Pearl River Delta
珍珠港
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
珠峰
Mount Everest (abbr. for 珠穆朗玛峰 (ZhūmùlǎngmǎFēng))
念珠
prayer beads; rosary; rosary beads
珠穆朗玛峰
Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma)
连珠
joined as a string of pearls; in rapid succession; alignment; Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row
珠江三角洲
Pearl River Delta (PRD)
珠海市
Zhuhai, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 广东省 (GuǎngdōngShěng)
钢珠
steel ball; bearing ball
水珠
droplet; dewdrop
佛珠
Buddhist prayer beads
港珠澳
Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau (abbr. for 香港 (Xiānggǎng) + 珠海 (Zhūhǎi) + 澳门 (Àomén))
弹珠
a marble (used in games)
圆珠笔
ballpoint pen
露珠
dewdrop
眼珠子
eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
珠算
calculation using abacus