琛

chēn
noun #76,229

Meanings

  1. 1 precious stone; treasure

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shǐzhě cóng yuǎnfāng xiàn shàng zhēn chēn.
The envoys presented treasures from afar as tribute.
HSK 7-9
Tā de míngzi lǐ yǒu gè chēn zì, yìsi shì zhēnbǎo.
His given name has the character chēn, meaning a treasured gem.

Tips

culture
琛 is a literary word for treasure or a precious gem, often a tribute item in old texts. Today it is mostly seen as an auspicious character in personal names.

Components

radical
王 wáng
jade radical (left form)
On the left this is the jade radical (the side form of 玉, written like 王). It places 琛 among words for gems and precious stones.
phonetic
罙 shēn
to probe deep
Right side 罙 is the phonetic element; the sound has shifted from shēn toward chēn, so read it as a sound hint rather than an exact match. It is the same kernel inside 深 (deep).

Stroke Order

琛 chēn