水晶

shuǐjīng

noun HSK 7 #5,672

Measure Word

一块水晶 kuài

Meanings

1 crystal
2 quartz

Characters

crystal; sparkling

Literally 'water crystal' — clear and sparkling like water

Examples

这条项链是水晶做的。

Zhè tiáo xiàngliàn shì shuǐjīng zuò de.

This necklace is made of crystal.

她收集了很多水晶饰品。

Tā shōují le hěn duō shuǐjīng shìpǐn.

She collected many crystal ornaments.

Tips

memory

Think of 水晶 as 'water that sparkles' — crystal is as clear as water and glitters like it in sunlight.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

晶 jīng