() - A type of beautiful jade & also refers to a kind of jade-like stone

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A type of beautiful jade;

also refers to a kind of jade-like stone or a lustrous, precious gem.

A type of beautiful jadealso refers to a kind of jade-like stone

Usage highlights

琈玉琼琈琈石琈璧琈瑛琈瑶

Synonyms

  • jade
  • fine jade
  • precious jade

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient artifact was made of a rare jade called 琈 (琈玉).
  • He gifted her a pendant of 琈 stone (琈石).
  • The term 琈 is used in classical texts to describe lustrous gems (琼琈).

Collocations

  • fú yù(琈玉)
  • qióng fú(琼琈)
  • fú shí(琈石)
  • fú bì(琈璧)
  • fú yīng(琈瑛)
  • fú yáo(琈瑶)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 琈 appears in classical Chinese literature as a term for precious jade or gemstones.
  • It is associated with beauty, rarity, and value in traditional material culture.

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