珠zhū
gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone. 10 strokes, radical 王, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 珠
Strokes 1–4 write 王, then strokes 5–10 write 朱.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 珠 · the stroke-order rules
What 珠 is made of
王 (wáng, king) and 朱 (zhū, cinnabar).
王 carries the meaning — jade — and 朱 carries the sound.
Words that use 珠
| 珍珠 | pearl 指蚌类体内形成的圆润宝石 像蚌贝孕育珍珠般磨砺才干。They honed their talent the way a clam nurtures a pearl. Lesson 524, 求真笃实 · 知行合一与笃学求真 · Unity of Knowledge and Action & The Pursuit of Truth |
| 珠宝 | jewellery 指用宝石做成的贵重饰物 今晚的主角是几件古代珠宝。Tonight's star turn is a set of ancient jewels. Lesson 692, 珠宝主角 · 洞明经世与乐居安邦 · Clarity of Vision & Harmonious Living |
| 圆珠笔 | ballpoint pen 指用圆珠出墨的笔 原告用圆珠笔写下陈述。The complainant wrote out a statement with a ballpoint pen. Lesson 680, 原告陈述 · 探赜索隐与勇攀高峰 · Pioneering Exploration & Peak Achievements |
Characters that share the sound part 朱
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 王
All 12 of them, and what the radical means, on the 王 radical page.