玉
yù
jade
king (王) + dot (丶) = the precious stone of kings
The character 王 (king) originally depicted three horizontal lines — earth, humanity, heaven — united by a vertical stroke. A single dot was added to distinguish jade from king, marking the precious stone that only royalty could possess.
她手上戴着一块玉。
tā shǒu shang dài zhe yī kuài yù。
She is wearing a piece of jade on her hand.
这件玉雕是他爷爷留下来的。
zhè jiàn yù diāo shì tā yé ye liú xià lái de。
This jade carving was left behind by his grandfather.
Words with 玉
玉溪市
yù xī shì
Yuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
玉器
yù qì
jade artifact
守身如玉
shǒu shēn rú yù
to keep oneself pure
吴玉章
wú yù zhāng
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
玉米面
yù mǐ miàn
cornmeal; maize flour
玉米饼
yù mǐ bǐng
corn cake
金童玉女
jīn tóng yù nǚ
lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
墨玉
mò yù
Karakax County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
张廷玉
zhāng tíng yù
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
金乌西坠，玉兔东升
jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
金玉
jīn yù
gold and jade