Meaning
precious thing; treasure
Chinese: 珍贵、珍宝。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhen” becomes a different word in each tone. 珍 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
- 珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value; to cherish
- 珍贵zhēn guìprecious
- 珍珠zhēn zhūpearl (; (fig.) teardrop; tear
- 珍稀zhēn xīrare; precious and uncommon
- 袖珍xiù zhēnpocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
Example Sentence
我们要珍惜时间，努力学习。Wǒ men yào zhēn xī shí jiān, nǔ lì xué xí.We should cherish time and study hard.
我们Wǒ menwe要yàoto want珍惜zhēn xīto treasure时间shí jiān(concept of) time，努力nǔ lìhard-working学习xué xíto learn。