璜 (huáng) - Huang — a type of semi-circular jade pendant & also a less common surname.

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huáng ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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璜 · huáng

Huang — a type of semi-circular jade pendant used as a ceremonial object in ancient China;

also a less common surname.

Huang — a type of semi-circular jade pendantalso a less common surname.

Usage highlights

Jade huangYellow jade huangJade pendantRitual jadeHuang surnameHuang family

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Archaeologists unearthed a jade pendant (玉璜).
  • The ritual object was a yellow jade huang (黄璜).
  • He collects ancient Chinese jades, including huang pendants (璜).
  • The surname Huang can be written with this character (璜).

Collocations

  • Jade huang(玉璜)
  • Yellow jade huang(黄璜)
  • Jade pendant(玉佩璜)
  • Ritual jade(礼玉璜)
  • Huang surname(璜姓)
  • Huang family(璜氏)

Idioms

  • To hold the jade huang(握璜)
  • Jade huang and jade bi(璜璧)
  • Huang and zhang jades(璜璋)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The huang was a significant ritual jade object in ancient China, often used in ceremonies and as a symbol of rank.
  • It was one of the 'Six Ritual Jades' (六器) mentioned in ancient texts like the Rites of Zhou.
  • Semi-circular in shape, it was sometimes thought to represent the arc of the sky.

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