琼 (Qióng): jasper, fine jade
琼 (Qióng) is a Chinese character meaning “jasper.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 王 (jade). It ranks #1962 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- jasper
- fine jade
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琼斯 | qióng sī | Jones (name) |
| 布琼布拉 | bù qióng bù lā | Bujumbura, capital of Burundi |
| 琼中 | qióng zhōng | Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan |
| 道琼斯指数 | dào qióng sī zhǐ shù | Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| 道琼斯 | dào qióng sī | Dow Jones (stock market index) |
| 琼中黎族苗族自治县 | qióng zhōng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan |
| 琼海市 | qióng hǎi shì | Qionghai City, Hainan |
| 琼山区 | qióng shān qū | Qiongshan, a district of Haikou City 海口市[Hai3 kou3 Shi4], Hainan |
| 琼斯顿 | qióng sī dùn | Johnston (name) |
| 道琼 | dào qióng | Dow Jones (stock market index) |
| 琼中县 | qióng zhōng xiàn | Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan |
| 琼州海峡 | qióng zhōu hǎi xiá | Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and mainland China) |
| 琼海 | qióng hǎi | Qionghai City, Hainan |
| 琼楼玉宇 | qióng lóu yù yǔ | bejeweled jade palace (idiom) |
| 琼山 | qióng shān | see 瓊山區|琼山区[Qiong2 shan1 Qu1] |
琼 appears in 23 compound words: 78 as the first character, 4 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals; superb liquor; top quality wine
Qiongzhou Strait (a strait in the Pacific Ocean, separating Hainan from mainland China)
Example Sentences
琼字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
Qióng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "Qiong" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
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zhāng Qióng zī cān tīng juǎn rù gāo jīn sù méi shè tān àn xī chē nèi mì huì pān . . .
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gāo jīn sù méi zhà zhù lǐ fèi zài kuò dà ! zhāng Qióng zī cān tīng juǎn tān wū àn
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měi gǔ shōu pán dào Qióng xià cuò 8 2 1 diǎn sān dà zhǐ shǔ diē yú 1 A I chōng jī . . .
Character Family
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