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玉 - yù

jade, precious stone, gem

jade, precious stone, gem

How to read 玉

Click 玉 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishjade, precious stone, gem
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

玉人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 玉佩. Please read 玉兔 one more time.

Common words with this character

a jade worker; a jade statuette; a beautiful person
jade pendant; jade ornament
the Jade Hare; the Moon
jade artifact

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 玉 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 玉人 and 玉佩 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 玉.