chēn

treasure

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
王 meaning component

  Meaning component

wángwàng

  

king

罙 sound component

  Sound component

shēn

  

deep

Evolution

琛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
琛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chēn

treasure, valuables; precious stone; gem

Most common words with 琛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

gem

钱其琛

Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier

亚琛

Aix-la-Chapelle