钰 (yù): treasure, hard metal

钰 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “treasure.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (structural) and 玉 (structural). It ranks #5473 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 钰 a treasure of gold 钅 and jade 玉; 玉 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 金 (jīn, metal, gold), 钱 (qián, money), 银 (yín, silver, bank).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. treasure
  2. hard metal

Etymology & Origin

钰

ideographicA treasure of gold 钅 and jade 玉; 玉 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰钅玉 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
朱祁钰zhū qí yùZhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰 (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

钰 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Oct 2026

这跌宕起伏的历程,带给王钰栋、李昊这些希望之星难得的淬炼。

zhè diē dàng qǐ fú de lì chéng , dài gěi wáng yù dòng , lǐ 昊 zhè xiē xī wàng zhī xīng nán dé de 淬 liàn .

This roller-coaster journey has provided rare opportunities for young rising stars like Wang Yudong and Li Hao to prove themselves.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

中国队方面,本场比赛,在四分之一决赛中因累积黄牌停赛的王钰栋重回首发阵容。

zhōng guó duì fāng miàn , běn chǎng bǐ sài , zài sì fēn zhī yī jué sài zhōng yīn lèi jī huáng pái tíng sài de wáng yù dòng chóng huí shǒu fā zhèn róng .

For the Chinese team, Wang Yudong, who was suspended for this match due to accumulated yellow cards in the quarterfinals, returned to the starting lineup.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

小朋友 黄钰洋: 今天我很不可思议地发现,很长的竹子能变成竹片、手工品。

xiǎo péng yǒu huáng yù yáng : jīn tiān wǒ hěn bù kě sī yì dì fā xiàn , hěn cháng de zhú zǐ néng biàn chéng zhú piàn , shǒu gōng pǐn .

Huang Yuyang, a young student: Today, I was amazed to discover that long bamboo can be turned into bamboo strips and handicrafts.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

第52分钟,双方球员再次爆发冲突,王钰栋因累计两张黄牌,将缺席四分之一决赛。

dì 5 2 fēn zhōng , shuāng fāng qiú yuán zài cì bào fā chōng tū , wáng yù dòng yīn lèi jì liǎng zhāng huáng pái , jiāng quē xí sì fēn zhī yī jué sài .

In the 52nd minute, a scuffle broke out again between players from both teams. Wang Yudong will miss the quarterfinals after receiving his second yellow card.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

特意从长春前来观赛的球迷王钰领到了盲盒大礼包。

tè yì cóng cháng chūn qián lái guān sài de qiú mí wáng yù lǐng dào le máng hé dà lǐ bāo .

Wang Yu, a fan who traveled all the way from Changchun specifically to watch the game, received a mystery box gift package.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 钰 (yù) mean in Chinese?
钰 (yù) primarily means "treasure." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #5473 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 钰 and 软?
钰 (yù) and 软 (ruǎn) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 钰 (hard) vs 软 (soft).
How many strokes does 钰 have?
钰 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 钰?
The radical associated with 钰 is 钅 (metal). This radical appears in many characters related to metal.
What are the components of 钰?
钰 is composed of: 钅 (structural), 玉 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰钅玉 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 钰?
Common words with 钰 include: 朱祁钰 (zhū qí yù, "Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰 (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 钰 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 钰 and the traditional form is 鈺.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.