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pearl

On-Yomi: シュ — Kun-Yomi: たま

Elements:

pearl, king, jewel, ball, vermillion, drop, not yet, one, tree, wood

Heisig story:

Take care to keep the meaning of this kanji distinct from that for jewel. Think of the most enormous pearl you have ever seen, a great vermilion-colored ball sitting on your ring and making it extremely difficult to move without falling over from the weight of the thing.

Koohii stories:

1) [Christoph] 18-4-2007(191): The king of the Oysters produces special Vermillion pearls!

2) [quety101] 25-1-2008(79): King Vermillion is a little queer and likes to wear pearl necklaces.

3) [AndamanIslander] 19-1-2008(58): Usually pearls are white, or black. Only a very rare, very expensive pearl is vermillion colored. Such a pearl would be fit for a king.

4) [Ninjasha] 1-2-2008(57): The king made everyone turn a bright shade of vermilion when he showed up wearing a PEARL necklace. (Tweaked for positioning purposes. Thanks ngoli1).

5) [anthropic] 10-7-2008(23): I gave the princess a pearl necklace and the king (#255 王) turned a bright shade of vermilion (#221 朱) when he saw it on her.

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