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玉

jade

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How 玉 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade

components: 王 丶

How to remember it

jade · Heisig RSH #266

scepter + a drop of — as a component also called: jade, jewel, ball

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 玉

WordPinyinMeaning
玉山县 Yù shān Xiàn Yushan, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi
白玉县 Bái yù Xiàn Baiyü, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4…
玉龙纳西族自治县 Yù lóng Nà xī zú Zì zhì xiàn Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, in Lijiang City 麗江市|丽江市[Li4 jiang1 Shi4], Yunnan
玉门市 Yù mén Shì Yumen, a county-level city in Jiuquan City 酒泉市[Jiu3 quan2 Shi4], Gansu
玉龙县 Yù lóng Xiàn see 玉龍納西族自治縣|玉龙纳西族自治县[Yu4 long2 Na4 xi1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
玉州区 Yù zhōu Qū Yuzhou, a district of Yulin City 玉林市[Yu4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
玉林市 Yù lín Shì Yulin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi…
玉人 yù rén a jade worker; a jade statuette; a beautiful person; (term of endearment)
玉山 Yù Shān Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
玉山 Yù shān see 玉山縣|玉山县[Yu4 shan1 Xian4]
水玉 shuǐ yù crystal; old word for 水晶
玉兰花 yù lán huā magnolia
白玉 Bái yù see 白玉縣|白玉县[Bai2 yu4 Xian4]
白玉 bái yù white jade; tofu (by analogy)
金玉 jīn yù gold and jade; precious
玉手 yù shǒu lily-white hands
玉门关 Yù mén Guān Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west …
玉米花 yù mǐ huā popcorn
亚比玉 Yà bǐ yù Abiud (son of Zerubbabel)
玉门 Yù mén see 玉門市|玉门市[Yu4 men2 Shi4]