Keyword
precious stone
- sparkling stone
- opaque
- glazed
- Frequency
- #2988
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
liú
Mnemonic
王 (jade) gives the meaning and 㐬 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
琉璃
colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture; colored or clear glass art object
琉球
Ryūkyū; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群岛 (LiúqiúQúndǎo) stretching from Japan to Taiwan; Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏东县 (PíngdōngXiàn), Taiwan
琉
precious stone
琉璃瓦
glazed roof tile
琉球群岛
Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa 冲绳 (Chōngshéng) and other islands of modern Japan
阿喀琉斯
Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
琉球王国
Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
琉特琴
(loanword) lute
琉璃塔
glazed pagoda