懂中文 Dong Chinese

琛

chēn

treasure

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 罙 represents the sound.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

罙 sound component

罙  Sound component

shēn

  

deep

Evolution

琛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
琛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

琛  

chēn

treasure, valuables; precious stone; gem

Most common words with 琛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

琛

gem

钱其琛

Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier

亚琛

Aix-la-Chapelle