镯 (zhuó): bracelet

Measure Word

一只玉镯 zhī

奶奶送了她一只玉镯作为嫁妆。

Nǎinai sòng le tā yì zhī yù zhuó zuòwéi jiàzhuang.

Grandma gave her a jade bracelet as a wedding gift.

她手腕上的银镯子轻轻作响。

Tā shǒuwàn shàng de yín zhuózi qīngqīng zuòxiǎng.

The silver bracelet on her wrist jingled softly.

usage

镯 is a ring-shaped ornament worn on the wrist or ankle. In everyday speech it takes the suffix as 镯子, and 玉镯 (jade bangle) is a classic Chinese gift.

radical

钅 jīn

metal; gold

The metal radical in left-side form. It fits because bracelets were classically made of metal; it tells you 镯 is a worn metal ring.

phonetic

蜀 shǔ

(old name for Sichuan)

Supplies the sound, shǔ shifting to zhuó. Its 'Sichuan' meaning plays no role here; it serves only as the phonetic half of the character.

镯 zhuó