zhèn

瑱

Character · Noun

jade ear ornament

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

jade ear ornament worn on the earlobe

archaic

Archaic term for a jade ornament worn on the earlobe, often mentioned in classical texts.

Gǔ古
dài代
guì贵
zú族
fù妇
nǚ女
cháng常
pèi佩
dài戴
zhèn瑱
yú于
ěr耳
biān边
 。

Noblewomen in ancient times often wore jade ear ornaments by their ears.

Bái白
yù玉
zhèn瑱
zài在
ěr耳
chuí垂
shàng上
wēi微
wēi微
huàng晃
dòng动
 。

The white jade ear ornament swayed slightly on the earlobe.

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 《
Shī诗
jīng经
 》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
le了
zhèn瑱
zhè这
zhǒng种
ěr耳
shì饰
 。

The Book of Songs mentions this type of ear ornament called zhen.