珠

Translingual

Han character

珠 (radical 96 玉+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一土竹十木 (MGHJD), four-corner 1519₀, composition ⿰𤣩朱)

1. precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
2. bead

References

• KangXi: page 730, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20956
• Dae Jaweon: page 1142, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1111, character 7
• Unihan data for U+73E0

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		珠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhū (zhu¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ
    • Wade-Giles: chu¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ju
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹
    • Yale: jyū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː⁵⁵/

Noun

珠 (classifier 粒,颗／顆)

1. pearl; bead

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Japanese

Kanji

珠

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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Readings

• Goon: す (su)
• Kan’on: しゅ (shu)
• Kun: たま (tama)

Compounds

• 真珠 (しんじゅ, shinju, “pearl”)

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Korean

Hanja

珠 (ju)
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 주 (revised: ju, McCune-Reischauer: chu, Yale: cwu)

• Name (hangeul): 구슬()

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Compounds

• 珠板 (주판, jupan)

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Vietnamese

Han character

珠 (châu, thậm, chau)

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