chēn
treasure
Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 罙 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 琛
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
gem | ||
Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier | ||
Aix-la-Chapelle |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3360th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Unicode | U+741B |
Shuowen | 《說文新附》:“琛,寶也。从玉,深省聲。” |
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