Phonosemantic compound. 玉 represents the meaning and 㐱 represents the sound.
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全 whole玛 agate stone (simp)玫 rose环 jade ring or bracelet (simp)玺 imperial (simp)珏 pieces瑞 auspicious瑩 lustrous (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)瑰 marvelous璋 jade璧 piece of jade環 ring (trad/jp)璺 Porcelain A Crack璽 imperial signet (trad/jp)莹 luster (simp)鈺 rare treasure (trad)钰 rare (simp)宝 treasure (jp)弄 play with
Historical Evolution
珍
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
珍
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
珍
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
珍
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
珍
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
珍
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
珍
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
珍
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Modern
Chinese
珍 [zhēn]
precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly
Japanese
adj-na
- rare
- strange; odd; peculiar; curious
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
珍 じんひゃく
Jinhyaku unclassified name
珍 ちん
Chin surname
珍 めずら
Mezura female given name
珍 めずらし
Mezurashi surname
CHINESE WORDS (82)
珍惜 [zhēnxī] #5,201
to treasure
珍贵 [zhēnguì] #5,067
precious
珍贵 [zhēnguì] #5,067
precious
珍珠 [zhēnzhū] #7,081
pearl
珍藏 [zhēncáng] #13,818
collection
珍爱 [zhēn'ài] #13,068
to cherish
珍爱 [zhēn'ài] #13,068
to cherish
珍宝 [zhēnbǎo] #13,247
a treasure
珍宝 [zhēnbǎo] #13,247
a treasure
珍品 [zhēnpǐn] #22,688
valuable object
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JAPANESE WORDS (83)
⭐ 珍しい [めずらしい] #775
rare
物珍しい [ものめずらしい] #14,808
curious
珍妙 [ちんみょう] #21,752
queer
珍獣 [ちんじゅう] #31,424
rare (or peculiar) animal
⭐ 珍味 [ちんみ] #36,707
delicacy
⭐ 珍重 [ちんちょう] #38,738
prizing
珍奇 [ちんき] #44,366
strange
物珍しげに [ものめずらしげに] #44,451
with curious eyes
珍客 [ちんきゃく] #49,277
unexpected (but welcome) visitor
珍事 [ちんじ] #51,254
strange incident
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KOREAN WORDS (1)