玉 — Chinese character
玉
yù
jade, gem, precious stone
- Pinyin
- yù
- Radical
- 96 ⽟ (Jade)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 王 丶
- Formation
- ideographic — A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade
- Japanese
- 玉 as a kanji
Common words with 玉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玉米 | yù mǐ | corn; maize |
| 宝玉 (寶玉) | bǎo yù | precious jade; treasures |
| 玉器 | yù qì | jade artifact |
| 玉女 | yù nǚ | beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals |
| 玉石 | yù shí | jade; jade and stone |
| 白玉 | bái yù | white jade; tofu (by analogy) |
| 碧玉 | bì yù | jasper |
| 玉兔 | yù tù | the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon); the Moon |
| 金玉 | jīn yù | gold and jade; precious |
| 玉门 (玉門) | yù mén | (literary) vaginal opening; vulva |
| 玉米饼 (玉米餅) | yù mǐ bǐng | corn cake; Mexican tortilla |
| 汉白玉 (漢白玉) | hàn bái yù | white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting |
English words written with 玉
玉 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 5 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 9 · Zhuangzi 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 70
- Analects 9.12
- Analects 14.26
- Analects 15.6
- Analects 16.1
- Analects 17.11
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