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玉
yù
Description
“玉”是一种很漂亮、很贵的石头，颜色常常是绿色或白色。
"玉" is a very beautiful and expensive stone, often green or white in color.
中国人很喜欢玉，很多人戴玉做的东西。
Chinese people like 玉 very much, and many wear items made of 玉.
Meanings
玉yù
jade (a precious stone)
她戴着一块漂亮的玉。
She is wearing a beautiful jade piece.
玉yù
beautiful, pure (literary, as a modifier)
她有一双玉手。
She has a pair of jade-like hands.
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Notes
- Etymology
ancient pictograph of three pieces of jade strung together; a common radical in characters.
- Nuance
highly valued in Chinese culture, symbolizing purity, virtue and good fortune.
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