琛 (chēn): precious stone, gem
琛 (chēn) is a Chinese character meaning “precious stone.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 罙 (phonetic). It ranks #4517 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 琛 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).
Definitions
- precious stone
- gem
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亚琛proper-noun | yà chēn | Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| 钱其琛 | qián qí chēn | Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier |
琛 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
陈世琛 师傅开慢点我晕车。
chén shì chēn shī fù kāi màn diǎn wǒ yūn chē .
Master Chen Shichen, please drive a little slower—I get carsick.
此役北控男篮派出了贾尔斯、邹雨宸、金鑫、里勒和罗汉琛组成的双外援首发阵容。
cǐ yì běi kòng nán lán pài chū le gǔ ěr sī , zōu yǔ 宸 , jīn xīn , lǐ lè hé luó hàn chēn zǔ chéng de shuāng wài yuán shǒu fā zhèn róng .
In this game, the Beijing Control men’s basketball team fielded a starting lineup featuring two foreign players: Giles, Zou Yuchen, Jin Xin, Liller, and Luo Hanchen.
孔若琛最初以静态摄影师的身份参加 vivo 影像加大赛。
kǒng ruò chēn zuì chū yǐ jìng tài shè yǐng shī de shēn fèn cān jiā v i v o yǐng xiàng jiā dà sài .
Kong Ruochen initially participated in the vivo Imaging Grand Prix as a still photographer.
选手胡琛昊完赛后双手举起大拇指。
xuǎn shǒu hú chēn 昊 wán sài hòu shuāng shǒu jǔ qǐ dà mǔ zhǐ .
After finishing the race, athlete Hu Chenhao gave a thumbs-up with both hands.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component
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