zhū = zhu + Ø1
bead / pearl / CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
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How to pronounce 珠

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

珠 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhū = zhu + Ø1
vermilion
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zhū = zhu + Ø1
cinnabar / see 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]
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zhū = zhu + Ø1
cinnabar
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wáng = w + ang2
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
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wàng = w + ang4
to rule / to reign over
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Characters with 珠 as component

珠 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 珠

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Pearl River (Guangdong)
joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row
barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)

Sentences with 珠

珠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhū

bead / pearl / CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

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