玉
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jade
Formation & memory
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How 玉 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade
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 with 玉
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玉山县 | Yushan, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 白玉县 | 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 | Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, in Lijiang City 麗江市|丽江市[Li4 jiang1 Shi4], Yunnan | |
| 玉门市 | Yumen, a county-level city in Jiuquan City 酒泉市[Jiu3 quan2 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 玉龙县 | 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 | Yuzhou, a district of Yulin City 玉林市[Yu4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 玉林市 | 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 | a jade worker; a jade statuette; a beautiful person; (term of endearment) | |
| 玉山 | Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m) | |
| 玉山 | see 玉山縣|玉山县[Yu4 shan1 Xian4] | |
| 水玉 | crystal; old word for 水晶 | |
| 玉兰花 | magnolia | |
| 白玉 | see 白玉縣|白玉县[Bai2 yu4 Xian4] | |
| 白玉 | white jade; tofu (by analogy) | |
| 金玉 | gold and jade; precious | |
| 玉手 | lily-white hands | |
| 玉门关 | Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west … | |
| 玉米花 | popcorn | |
| 亚比玉 | Abiud (son of Zerubbabel) | |
| 玉门 | see 玉門市|玉门市[Yu4 men2 Shi4] |