01383 Chinese character of 珠 and pronounce zyu1

The Chinese character【珠】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes an object or preciousness. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Pearls or round objects. Explanation: (1) When fine sand enters the shell of a clam, the clam is stimulated to produce nacre, which wraps around the fine sand to form round beads. These are precious ornaments and are available in both natural and artificial varieties. For example: “Pearl”. (2) Something round and bead-like. Such as: “eyeballs”, “marbles”, “glass beads”. (3) Abacus: a method of counting using an abacus.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【珠】:zhū

Cantonese Jyutping of 【珠】:zyu1

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【珠】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【珠】, for example:Describe items or precious , It means mainly pearls or round objects.The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【珠】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【珍珠、明珠】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhēn zhū 、míng zhū/ Cantonese Jyutping:zan1 zyu1 、ming4 zyu1)

This character has a total of 10 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


這顆珍珠光澤迷人,十分珍貴。

This pearl has an attractive luster and is very precious.


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