珍珠母 zhēn zhū mǔ

mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)

Characters

Character Meaning
珍 zhēn HSK 5
valuable; treasure; to value highly
珠 zhū HSK 6
pearl; bead
母 mǔ HSK 4
mother; (of animals) female; origin