• 1312th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēn (zhen1)precious thing • treasure • culinary delicacy • rare • valuable • to value highly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēn (zhen1)The component is pronounced as 'zhěn' (zhen3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhēn (zhen1)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

珍惜 

Medium Frequency

珍爱 (珍愛)
珍珠 
珍藏 
珍贵 (珍貴)
珍重 
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  • 1284th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhū (zhu1)bead • pearl • CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhū' (zhu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

明珠 
 

Medium Frequency

水珠 
海珠 
海珠区 (海珠區)
泪珠 (淚珠)
珍珠 
珠子 
珠宝 (珠寶)
珠峰 
珠江 
珠海 
珠海市 
眼珠 
眼珠子 
露珠 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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