瑜 (yú): excellence, luster of gems
瑜 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “excellence.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 俞 (phonetic). It ranks #2682 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瑜 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).
Definitions
- excellence
- luster of gems
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一时瑜亮 | yī shí yú liàng | two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮) |
| 周瑜打黄盖 | zhōu yú dǎ huáng gài | fig. with the connivance of both sides |
| 瑜伽行派 | yú jiā xíng pài | see 唯識宗|唯识宗 |
| 周瑜 | zhōu yú | Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff |
| 韩国瑜 | hán guó yú | Daniel Han Kuo-yu (1957-), Taiwanese KMT politician, mayor of Kaohsiung since 2018 |
| 宋楚瑜 | sòng chǔ yú | James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党 |
| 瑜伽宗 | yú jiā zōng | see 唯識宗|唯识宗 |
| 瑕不掩瑜phrase | xiá bù yǎn yú | lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster |
| 瑜伽 | yú jiā | (loanword) yoga |
| 瑜伽裤noun | yú jiā kù | yoga pants |
| 瑜珈 | yú jiā | variant of 瑜伽 |
| 瑜伽垫 | yú jiā diàn | yoga mat |
瑜 appears in 12 compound words: 50 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 17 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 瑜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
就在决赛前,被称为“小孩姐”的她还躺在场边的瑜伽垫上“做梦”。
jiù zài jué sài qián , bèi chēng wéi xiǎo hái jiě de tā hái tǎng zài chǎng biān de yú jiā diàn shàng zuò mèng .
Just before the final, she—known as “Little Sister”—was still lying on a yoga mat at the side of the court, “daydreaming.”
有腰椎间盘突出病史的人,使用瑜伽球开展训练前建议先咨询医生。
yǒu yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū bìng shǐ de rén , shǐ yòng yú jiā qiú kāi zhǎn xùn liàn qián jiàn yì xiān zī xún yī shēng .
People with a history of herniated lumbar discs are advised to consult a doctor before using a yoga ball for exercise.
第一次来工体观赛的甘肃球迷孔瑜,为球场设施和北京球迷的助威气势点赞。
dì yī cì lái gōng tǐ guān sài de gān sù qiú mí kǒng yú , wéi qiú chǎng shè shī hé běi jīng qiú mí de zhù wēi qì shì diǎn zàn .
Kong Yu, a Gansu fan attending a game at Workers’ Stadium for the first time, praised the stadium facilities and the enthusiastic cheering of the Beijing fans.
美网正赛开打 中国选手王欣瑜、吴易昺晋级单打次轮
měi wǎng zhèng sài kāi dǎ zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu wáng xīn yú , wú yì 昺 jìn jí dān dǎ cì lún
U.S. Open Main Draw Begins; Chinese Players Wang Xinyu and Wu Yibing Advance to the Second Round of Singles
但是瑕不掩瑜,这个机器外观做工质感很有特点,而且成本看上去能够控制。
dàn shì xiá bù yǎn yú , zhè gè jī qì wài guān zuò gōng zhì gǎn hěn yǒu tè diǎn , ér qiě chéng běn kàn shàng qù néng gòu kòng zhì .
However, these minor flaws do not detract from its overall merits; this machine has a distinctive appearance, craftsmanship, and texture, and its production costs appear to be under control.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component
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