珍
precious, treasure
At a glance · 珍
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
珍字小篆从玉㐱声，为形声字；本义为珍宝、珍贵。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
珍本义为珍宝，引申为珍贵、珍爱。
Structure
形声字，左部『玉』为意符表宝物，右部『㐱』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinzhēn
Radical王
Strokes9
UnicodeU+73CD
Character type形声
Theme器物
Six languages, one character
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English
precious, treasure
Zhen is a phonetic-semantic character meaning precious and treasure.
Français
précieux, trésor
Zhen est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant précieux et trésor.
Español
precioso, tesoro
Zhen es un carácter fonosemántico que significa precioso y tesoro.
العربية
ثمين، كنز
تشن حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الثمين والكنز.
Русский
драгоценный, сокровище
Чжэнь — фоносемантический знак, означающий драгоценный и сокровище.
Common words
- 珍贵zhēn guìprecious
- 珍珠zhēn zhūpearl