Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

irregular pearl

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 玑 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 珠玑zhū jī(literary) pearl; gem; (literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase; pearl of wisdom
  • 字字珠玑zì zì zhū jī(idiom) every word is a gem

Example Sentence

“珠玑”用来比喻优美的文字。“Zhū jī” yòng lái bǐ yù yōu měi de wén zì.The word zhuji is used to describe beautiful writing.

珠玑“Zhū jī”(literary) pearl用来yòng láito be used for比喻bǐ yùto compare优美yōu měigracefuldeof文字wén zìcharacter