jade

Origin & mnemonic

The jade radical originates from a pictographic depiction of a jade stone or bead, with the internal strokes representing the crystalline structure or veining of the stone.

Mnemonic: Remember the jade radical as a precious jade stone with inner veining—a square with crossed strokes inside.

• 玉yù🔊

  jade

  HSK 4

  5 strokes

• 玊sù🔊

  jade with a blemish

  5 strokes

• 玍gǎ🔊

  variant of 嘎[ga3]

  5 strokes

• 玎dīng🔊

  jingling

  6 strokes

• 玑jī🔊

  (literary) baroque pearl; irregular pearl

  6 strokes

• 玛mǎ🔊

  used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]

  7 strokes

• 玙yú🔊

  ornamental jade

  7 strokes

• 玖jiǔ🔊

  black jade

  7 strokes

• 玒hóng🔊

  (a kind of jade)

  7 strokes

• 玓dì🔊

  pearly

  7 strokes

• 玔chuàn🔊

  jade ring

  7 strokes

• 玕gān🔊

  (inferior gem)

  7 strokes

• 玗yú🔊

  semiprecious stone

  7 strokes

• 玘qǐ🔊

  type of jade ornament for court dress (old)

  7 strokes

• 玩wán🔊

  to play

  8 strokes

• 玡yá🔊

  variant of 琊[ya2]

  8 strokes

• 环huán🔊

  ring

  HSK 3

  8 strokes

• 现xiàn🔊

  to appear

  8 strokes

• 玱qiāng🔊

  (onom.) tinkling of gems

  8 strokes

• 玥yuè🔊

  pearl used in sacrifice

  8 strokes

• 玭pín🔊

  pearl

  8 strokes

• 玦jué🔊

  penannular jade pendant

  8 strokes

• 玮wěi🔊

  (reddish jade)

  8 strokes

• 㺵jiǔ🔊

  black jade (variant of 玖[jiu3])

  8 strokes

• 玞fū🔊

  a kind of jade

  8 strokes

• 玟wén🔊

  veins in jade

  8 strokes

• 玠jiè🔊

  jade tablet indicating rank

  8 strokes

• 玢bīn🔊

  (literary) a kind of jade

  8 strokes

• 玤bàng🔊

  (gem)

  8 strokes

• 玫méi🔊

  (fine jade)

  8 strokes

• 𪻐cōng🔊

  used in 瑽瑢|𪻐瑢[cong1 rong2] and 琤瑽|琤𪻐[cheng1 cong1]

  8 strokes

• 珍zhēn🔊

  variant of 珍[zhen1]

  9 strokes

• 珊shān🔊

  coral

  9 strokes

• 珂kē🔊

  jade-like stone

  9 strokes

• 珇zǔ🔊

  carving on jade

  9 strokes

• 玻bō🔊

  see 玻璃[bo1 li5]

  9 strokes

• 珃rǎn🔊

  (jade)

  9 strokes

• 珀pò🔊

  used in 琥珀[hu3 po4]

  9 strokes

• 珋liǔ🔊

  (literary) lustrous precious stone

  9 strokes

• 玲líng🔊

  (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)

  9 strokes

• 玳dài🔊

  variant of 玳[dai4]

  9 strokes

• 玶píng🔊

  name of one kind of jade

  9 strokes

• 玷diàn🔊

  blemish

  9 strokes

• 玹xuán🔊

  jadelike precious stone

  9 strokes

• 玿sháo🔊

  (literary) a kind of fine jade

  9 strokes

• 珅shēn🔊

  a kind of jade

  9 strokes

• 珈jiā🔊

  gamma

  9 strokes

• 珉mín🔊

  alabaster, jade-like stone

  9 strokes