珍贵
Old HSK 6
珍贵 (zhēnguì) · precious
珍贵 (zhēnguì) means “precious; valuable”. It is written with 2 characters: 珍 (a treasure) + 贵 (expensive). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 珍贵 is built
The characters
珍 zhēn · a treasure
What 珍 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
贵 guì · expensive
What 贵 is made of
- 中zhōng — middle
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: money (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
时间是最珍贵的。Shíjiān shì zuì zhēnguì de.Time is the most precious thing.
这张老照片对我很珍贵。Zhè zhāng lǎo zhàopiān duì wǒ hěn zhēnguì.This old photo is very precious to me.
Questions about 珍贵
What does 珍贵 mean?
珍贵 (zhēnguì) means “precious; valuable”.
How do you pronounce 珍贵?
珍贵 is pronounced zhēnguì.
Which HSK level is 珍贵?
珍贵 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 珍惜zhēnxīto cherish
- 珍稀zhēnxīrare
- 珍珠zhēnzhūpearl
- 宝贵bǎoguìvaluable
- 昂贵ángguìexpensive
- 贵族guìzúnobility
- 难能可贵nánnéngkěguìrare and commendable
- 贵guìexpensive
Learn 珍贵 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 230: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.