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瑙

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used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]

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Strokes
13
Radical
玉 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
瑙
Common rank
#2,985
Unicode
U+7459

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Formation & memory

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How 瑙 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

jade

Components 王 巛 囟

Words with 瑙

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WordPinyinMeaning
瑙蒙短尾鹛 Nǎo méng duǎn wěi méi (bird species of China) Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Napothera naungmungensis)
马瑙斯 Mǎ nǎo sī Manaus (city in Brazil)
多瑙河 Duō nǎo Hé Danube
红玛瑙 hóng mǎ nǎo cornelian
绿玛瑙 lǜ mǎ nǎo chrysoprase (mineral)
玛瑙贝 mǎ nǎo bèi cowrie
多瑙 Duō nǎo the Danube
缠丝玛瑙 chán sī mǎ nǎo sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)
瑙鲁 Nǎo lǔ Nauru, island country in the southwestern Pacific
码瑙 mǎ nǎo variant of 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]
玛瑙 mǎ nǎo cornelian (mineral); agate
缟玛瑙 gǎo mǎ nǎo onyx; white agate