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珍

zhēn

HSK 5 Character

What 珍 means

1. precious thing
2. treasure
3. culinary delicacy
4. rare
5. valuable
6. to value highly

Other readings

珍 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhēnvariant of {珍|zhēn}

Example sentences

• 珍生病卧床。
  Zhēn shēngbìng wòchuáng.
  Jane is sick in bed.
• 珍外出购物。
  Jane is out shopping.
• 彼得喜欢珍。
  Peter loves Jane.
• 珍也打网球。
  Jane plays tennis too.
• 珍将唱歌吗？
  Will Jane sing?
• 珍来自澳洲。
  Jane comes from Australia.

Words starting with 珍

• 珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value; to cherish
• 珍贵zhēn guìprecious
• 珍珠zhēn zhūpearl; (fig.) teardrop; tear
• 珍稀zhēn xīrare; precious and uncommon
• 珍藏zhēn cánga collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items)
• 珍宝zhēn bǎoa treasure
• 珍品zhēn pǐnvaluable object; curio
• 珍爱zhēn àito cherish
• 珍视zhēn shìto place great importance on; to treasure
• 珍重zhēn zhòngto treasure; to cherish; to value highly; (in parting) take good care of yourself
• 珍珠港Zhēn zhū GǎngPearl Harbor (Hawaii)
• 珍奇zhēn qírare; strange
• 珍异zhēn yìrare; precious and odd
• 珍闻zhēn wénoddity; news tidbits; strange and interesting item
• 珍多冰zhēn duō bīngcendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert
• 珍珠母zhēn zhū mǔmother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)
• 珍珠鸡zhēn zhū jīguinea fowl
• 珍珠奶茶zhēn zhū nǎi chápearl milk tea; tapioca milk tea; bubble milk tea
• 珍珠岩zhēn zhū yánperlite
• 珍禽奇兽zhēn qín qí shòurare animals and birds
• 珍馐zhēn xiūdelicacy; dainties; rare foodstuff
• 珍馐美味zhēn xiū měi wèidelicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
• 珍馐美馔zhēn xiū měi zhuàndelicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
• 珍·奥斯汀Zhēn · Ào sī tīngJane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist; also written 簡·简·奥斯汀

Words containing 珍

• 袖珍xiù zhēnpocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
• 如数家珍rú shǔ jiā zhēnlit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)…
• 弥足珍贵mí zú zhēn guìextremely precious; valuable
• 山珍海味shān zhēn hǎi wèiexotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations
• 贺子珍Hè Zǐ zhēnHe Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife
• 奇珍qí zhēna rare treasure; sth priceless and unique
• 永珍Yǒng zhēnVientiane, capital of Laos (Tw)
• 维珍Wéi zhēnVirgin (company)
• 鸡珍jī zhēnchicken gizzard (cuisine)
• 李时珍Lǐ Shí zhēnLi Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical…
• 赛珍珠Sài Zhēn zhūPearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures…
• 善自珍摄shàn zì zhēn shètake good care of yourself! (idiom)
• 奇珍异宝qí zhēn yì bǎorare treasure (idiom)
• 山珍海错shān zhēn hǎi cuòrarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
• 无价珍珠Wú jià Zhēn zhūPearl of Great Price (Mormonism)
• 炼珍liàn zhēna delicacy (food)
• 袖珍人xiù zhēn rénlittle person; midget; dwarf
• 袖珍本xiù zhēn běnpocket book; paperback
• 袖珍辞典xiù zhēn cí diǎnpocket dictionary
• 袖珍音响xiù zhēn yīn xiǎngpocket stereo; walkman
• 马氏珍珠贝mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèipearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
• 秀珍菇xiù zhēn gūoyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
• 李汝珍Lǐ Rǔ zhēnLi Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel…
• 倪桂珍Ní Guì zhēnNi Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋蔼龄

Characters built on 㐱

These share the phonetic component 㐱 (), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 诊zhěnto examine or treat medically
• 疹zhěnmeasles; rash
• 趁chènto avail oneself of; to take advantage of
• 轸zhěnsquare; strongly (as of emotion)
• 畛zhěnborder; boundary; field-path
• 胗zhēngizzard

Characters that look like 珍

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 峰fēng(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance…
• 柳liǔwillow
• 徐xúslowly; gently
• 垮kuǎto collapse (lit. or fig.)
• 陲chuífrontier

Sounds the same

Read zhēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 真really; truly; indeed
• 针needle; pin; injection
• 侦to scout; to spy; to detect
• 斟to pour; to deliberate
• 贞chaste
• 臻to arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost
• 帧frame; classifier for paintings etc; Taiwan pr. zhèng
• 榛(bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
• 桢(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form; old) wooden support placed at the ends of a…
• 甄to distinguish; to evaluate
• 砧anvil
• 祯auspicious; lucky