珍

zhēn

precious, valuable, rare

How to write 珍, stroke by stroke

precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly; variant of 珍

Pictophonetic: semantic 王 (jade), phonetic 彡

Made of 王 + 人 + 彡

珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value; to cherish
珍贵zhēn guìprecious
珍珠zhēn zhūpearl (颗,粒); (fig.) teardrop; tear
珍宝zhēn bǎoa treasure
珍藏zhēn cánga collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items)
珍爱zhēn àito cherish
珍视zhēn shìto place great importance on; to treasure
珍品zhēn pǐnvaluable object; curio
珍重zhēn zhòngprecious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
八珍汤bā zhēn tāngeight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
奇珍qí zhēna rare treasure; sth priceless and unique
珍多冰zhēn duō bīngcendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert

没有什么和时间一样珍贵。
méi yǒu shén me hé shí jiān yí yàng zhēn guì 。
Nothing is so precious as time.
这些珍珠是真的，不是人造的。
zhè xiē zhēn zhū shì zhēn de ， bú shì rén zào de 。
These pearls are genuine, not artificial.
我至今还珍惜你十年前给我的项链。
wǒ zhì jīn hái zhēn xī nǐ shí nián qián gěi wǒ de xiàng liàn 。
I still cherish the necklace you gave me ten years ago.
他喜欢珍藏古币。
tā xǐ huan zhēn cáng gǔ bì 。
He likes collecting old coins.
找到了寻找已久的珍本。
zhǎo dào le xún zhǎo yǐ jiǔ de zhēn běn 。
I found the rare edition that I've been looking so long for.