珠 zhū gem
gem; jewel; pearl; precious stone
How to remember 珠: 𤣩 king + 朱 cinnabar = gem. The boy playing the king in the school play points at the cinnabar red dot on his crown and calls it his gem.
Component breakdown
珠 = 𤣩 king + 朱 cinnabar
- 𤣩 king
- 朱 cinnabar
The boy playing the king in the school play points at the cinnabar red dot on his crown and calls it his gem.
How it is used
- Pearl/bead/gem - 珍珠 (zhēnzhū) pearl, 珠子 (zhūzi) a bead.
- 珠宝 (zhūbǎo) = jewelry (pearls and gems collectively): 珠宝店 a jewelry shop.
- 泪珠 (lèizhū) = a teardrop; 眼珠 the eyeball; 露珠 a dewdrop - 珠 for anything small and round.
- 珠算 (zhūsuàn) = calculation on an abacus (算珠 abacus beads).