玉(yù)

HSK 45 strokes

jade

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Character information

Pinyin
yù
Meaning
jade
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 玉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻王丶

A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

王wáng丶zhǔ

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 玉 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 玉

Common words using 玉 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gāng刚yù玉

corundum (mineral)

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gōu勾yù玉

magatama (Japanese curved beads)

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yòu右yù玉

Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi

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bù不lìn吝zhū珠yù玉

(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valu…

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tíng亭tíng亭yù玉lì立

(idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant

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xiān仙zī姿yù玉sè色

heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady

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tōu偷xiāng香qiè窃yù玉

lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering

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bīng冰qīng清yù玉jié洁

clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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刚勾右不吝珠亭立

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