珠 = 王 + 朱

珠 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “precious stone”. It is built from 王 (king) and 朱 (cinnabar).

Keyword: precious stone
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhū
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl, драгоценный камень, жемчуг, gem, jewel, pearl
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 珠 pearl

Decomposition

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王 king
朱 cinnabar

How to find 珠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “cinnabar”. 珠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 珠 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.