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珠
zhū
1. bead
2. pearl
3. CL:[[粒<lì>]], [[顆|颗<kē>]]
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

珠
zhū
gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

圆珠
yuánzhū
ball
弹珠
dànzhū
marbles
念珠
niànzhū
prayer beads
采珠
cǎizhū
to dive for pearls
数珠
shùzhū
rosary
明珠
míngzhū
pearl
朝珠
cháozhū
court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)
水珠
shuǐzhū
droplet
汗珠
hànzhū
beads of sweat
海珠
Hǎizhū
Haizhu district of Guangzhou city [[廣州市|广州市<Guǎngzhōushì>]], Guangdong
泪珠
lèizhū
a teardrop
珍珠
zhēnzhū
pearl
HSK 6
珠子
zhūzi
pearl
珠宝
zhūbǎo
pearls
珠山
Zhūshān
Mt Everest
珠峰
Zhūfēng
abbr. for [[珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰]], Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan)
珠崖
Zhūyá
Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island [[海南島|海南岛<HǎinánDǎo>]]
珠晖
Zhūhuī
Zhuhui district of Hengyang city [[衡陽市|衡阳市<Héngyángshì>]], Hunan
珠母
zhūmǔ
mother-of-pearl
珠江
Zhūjiāng
Pearl River (Guangdong)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,285
Word Frequency Rank
2,095 of 84,292

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