玉 (yù): jade
玉 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “jade.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (structural) and 丶 (structural). It ranks #1000 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 玉 a necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 玩 (wán, to play), 现 (xiàn, to appear), 班 (bān, team).
Definitions
- jade
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade
Decomposition: ⿻王丶 (layout: overlay)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 玉
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玉米饼 | yù mǐ bǐng | corn cake |
| 玉米粉noun | yù mǐ fěn | cornflour |
| 玉米面 | yù mǐ miàn | cornmeal |
| 玉石noun | yù shí | jade |
| 宝玉noun | bǎo yù | precious jade |
| 软玉noun | ruǎn yù | nephrite |
| 玉女noun | yù nǚ | beautiful woman |
| 玉米粒noun | yù mǐ lì | corn kernel |
| 金玉noun | jīn yù | gold and jade |
| 玉树noun | yù shù | see 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州 |
| 玉蜀黍noun | yù shǔ shǔ | corn |
| 玉帝proper-noun | yù dì | the Jade Emperor |
| 玉兰noun | yù lán | Yulan magnolia |
| 玉兔noun | yù tù | the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) |
| 玉米花noun | yù mǐ huā | popcorn |
玉 appears in 100 compound words: 53 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 玉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (35)
(idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
a law, discipline, norm or regulation that is considered absolute and not allowed to be disputed or challenged
delicate and rare branches and leaves; person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy
premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young
a law, discipline, norm or regulation that is considered absolute and not allowed to be disputed or challenged
(idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty
delicate and rare branches and leaves; person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy
Showing 12 of 35 idioms containing 玉.
Example Sentences
这块玉石晶莹剔透。
Zhè kuài yù shí jīngyíng tītòu.
This piece of jade is crystal clear and transparent.
玉山投信首檔ETF『00988B 玉山嚴選...
yù shān tóu xìn shǒu 檔 yù shān 嚴 選 . . .
E.Sun Investment Trust's First ETF '00988B E.Sun Select...
《金融股》玉山金去年淨利342.9億元再創新猷 啟動...
jīn róng gǔ yù shān jīn qù nián 淨 lì . 億 yuán zài 創 xīn 猷 啟 動 . . .
Financial Stocks: E.SUN Financial Group Posts Record Net Profit of NT$34.29 Billion Last Year, Launches...
廣角鏡/「白色聖鹿」玉山現蹤
廣 jiǎo 鏡 bái sè 聖 lù yù shān 現 蹤
Wide-angle lens/"White Holy Deer" Yushan appears
正月初九玉皇大帝生日8大禁忌 尤其別做一事否則恐「...
zhèng yuè chū jiǔ yù huáng dà dì shēng rì dà jīn jì yóu qí 別 zuò yī shì fǒu 則 kǒng . . .
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Jade Emperor's birthday 8 taboos especially don't do anything, otherwise you may be afraid of "...
中國玉柴儘管營收超預期仍下跌逾5%
zhōng 國 yù chái 儘 guǎn 營 shōu chāo 預 qī réng xià diē yú
China Yuchai fell more than 5% despite revenue exceeding expectations
波本威士忌是用玉米做的。
Bōběn wēishìjì shì yòng yùmǐ zuò de.
Bourbon is made from corn.
我们早餐有燕麦和玉米。
Wǒmen zǎocān yǒu yànmài hé yùmǐ.
Our breakfast has oats and corn in it.
我买了一包冰冻玉米。
Wǒ mǎi le yī bāo bīngdòng yùmǐ.
I bought a bag of frozen corn.
我用玉米搭配豇豆。
Wǒ yòng yùmǐ dāpèi jiāngdòu.
I combined black-eyed beans with corn.
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