Keyword
jade
- gem
- precious stone
- Frequency
- #1530
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
国country全whole宝jewel弄lane璧jade annulus玺ruler's seal莹luster of gems钰treasure珏gems mounted together璺a crack
Used in vocabulary
玉米
corn; maize
玉
jade
冯玉祥
Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek
宝玉
precious jade; treasures
玉山
Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
玉器
jade artifact
玉兰
Yulan magnolia
玉女
beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals; (polite) sb else's daughter; Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
玉石
jade; jade and stone; (fig.) the good and the bad
白玉
white jade; tofu (by analogy)
碧玉
jasper
玉兔
the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon); the Moon
金玉
gold and jade; precious
玉皇大帝
Jade Emperor
玉门
(literary) vaginal opening; vulva
玉米饼
corn cake; Mexican tortilla
汉白玉
white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
黄玉
topaz
吴玉章
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
林黛玉
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 贾宝玉
玉帝
the Jade Emperor
贾宝玉
Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛宝钗
和田玉
nephrite; Hotan jade
张曼玉
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress