Meaning
jade
Chinese: 玉、玉石。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yu” becomes a different word in each tone. 玉 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 玉米yù mǐcorn; maize
- 碧玉bì yùjasper
- 玉人yù réna jade worker; a jade statuette; a beautiful person; (term of endearment)
- 玉成yù chéngplease help achieve something (formal)
- 玉手yù shǒulily-white hands
Example Sentence
她戴着一只漂亮的玉镯。Tā dài zhe yì zhī piào liang de yù zhuó.She is wearing a beautiful jade bracelet.
她Tāshe戴dàito respect着zhe(ongoing action)一yìone只zhīonly漂亮piào liangpretty的deof玉yùjade镯zhuóbracelet。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Three discs threaded on a string (like jade pieces on a cord), with a dot added to tell it apart from 王. It means ‘jade’. As a left radical the dot is dropped, looking like 王.
A way to remember it
Like 王 (king) but with a precious dot — jade.