Coral in Chinese (Mandarin): 珊瑚 (shānhú)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 珊瑚

• 珊

  Part of the word coral. 王 (jade) is on the left.

  9 strokes

• 瑚

  Part of the word coral. 王 (jade) is on the left.

  13 strokes

Both characters have 王 on the left, the old sign for jade and precious stones. A coral reef is 珊瑚礁 (shānhújiāo).

More examples with 珊瑚

• 鱼在珊瑚里游来游去。

  魚在珊瑚裡游來游去。

  Yú zài shānhú li yóu lái yóu qù.

  Fish swim in and out of the coral.

• 珊瑚是活的。

  Shānhú shì huó de.

  Coral is alive.

How to write 珊瑚 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.