玉 yù jade
jade; gem; precious stone
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The oldest form is a picture of jade, short bars across one upright line; a dot was added later to tell it apart from king.
用法
- A freestanding noun for jade, carrying strong cultural weight in Chinese tradition as a symbol of purity, nobility, and good character: common in given names and idioms (亭亭玉立 tíngtíng-yùlì, "slender and graceful").
- 玉米 yùmǐ (corn/maize) is a common compound worth flagging because it has nothing to do with jade as a gemstone. It's just descriptive ("jade-like kernels") and easy to misparse as "jade rice" without context.
- Mostly appears in set phrases and proper nouns rather than free combination.
含“玉”的汉字
含“玉”的词语
例句
- 今年玉米种的价格比去年偏高。 Jīnnián yùmǐ zhǒng de jiàgé bǐ qùnián piān gāo.The price of corn seed this year is a bit high compared to last year.