念珠

念

niàn

珠

zhu̅

prayer beads / rosary / rosary beads / CL:串[chuan4]

Characters and words in 念珠

念

唸

niàn = ni + an4

variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud

念 = 今 + 心 : Mnemonic symbol: a lectern to read something aloud.

念

niàn = ni + an4

to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])

念 = 今 + 心 : Mnemonic symbol: a lectern to read something aloud.

珠

zhu̅ = zhu + Ø1

bead / pearl / CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

珠 = 朱 + 王 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu), a vermilion flycatcher (朱) and Martin Luther King (王) are playing catch with a black pearl (珠) in front of the space station (Ø1).