Memory phrase for the character: 珍

珍

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Meaning precious thing, treasure

Pronunciation

zhēn

Explanation

Left: king 王, right: 㐱 (person 人 with skin rash 彡 [like measles 疹], but here: jewels 彡)

Mnemonic
 
The king is the person with the jewels and looks precious.

Radicals

王 king
㐱 Person with pointssimilar to: measles 疹 - Strokes are, because it was hard to draw points using a brush.
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 Vocabulary

珍珠 zhēn zhū  pearl
珍贵 zhēn guì  precious
珍惜 zhēn xī  to treasure; to value; to cherish
敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn  to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own; a sentimental attachment
敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn  

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