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zhēn

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zhēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēn | zhen1
English translation
precious thing
treasure
culinary delicacy
rare
valuable
to value highly
variant of zhēn [zhēn]
a treasure, a precious thing; rare, valuable

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About zhēn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

zhēn

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

jade

Etymology of zhēn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

Wáng 人彡

Semantic compound

Wáng

Phonetic compound

shān

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Example sentences using zhēn

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跟随 gēnsuí 鲁珀特, shè chuàn Xīn de 珍宝 zhēn bǎo 足迹 zú jì !

Follow Rupert as he picks up a new treasure trail!

珍妮 duì 鲍富秘密 mìmì de 所有 suǒyǒu 细节 xìjié , dōu 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng .

Janey knew every fold of the Beaufort mystery.

珍妮 Huā : 而且 érqiě 他们 tā men Huán yǒu xiāng de xiàn zuò 辣酱.

Jennifer: And they have tangy, freshly - made salsa , too.

珍妮肯定 kěndìng huì zài 游泳 yóuyǒng le ——所谓 suǒ wèi 一朝 bèi shé yǎo , 十年井绳.

Jenny certainly won't go to swimming — once bitten, twice shy.

lěi 珍娜崔西喜欢 xǐhuan 逛街 guàng jiē 浏览 liúlǎn 橱窗 chú chuāng , 特别 tèbié shì 城里高价 gāo jià 商品 shāngpǐn de 橱窗 chú chuāng .

Regina and Tracy like to window - shop, especially at the expensive stores downtown.

Words with zhēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
珍惜 zhēnxī to treasure珍惜 zhēnxī
珍贵 zhēnguì precious珍貴
zhēn treasure zhēn
珍珠 zhēnzhū pearl珍珠 zhēnzhū
珍藏 zhēn cáng collection珍藏 zhēn cáng
珍爱 zhēn aì to cherish珍愛
珍宝 zhēn bǎo a treasure珍寶
珍品 zhēn pǐn curio珍品 zhēn pǐn
珍稀 zhēnxī rare珍稀 zhēnxī
珍视 zhēn shì to treasure珍視
珍珠港 Zhēn zhū Gǎng Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)珍珠港 Zhēn zhū Gǎng
袖珍 xiù zhēn pocket-sized袖珍 xiù zhēn
珍重 zhēn zhòng precious珍重 zhēn zhòng
如数家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn fig. to be very familiar with a matter如數家珍

zhēn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhēn Decomposition

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