Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 珍


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Meaning

precious thing, treasure

Pronunciation

zhēn

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

king
Person with points(similar 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

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