() - A semi-precious jade-like stone & also refers to the sound of jade pieces

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lú | 19 strokes | radical:

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A semi-precious jade-like stone;

also refers to the sound of jade pieces striking each other.

A semi-precious jade-like stonealso refers to the sound of jade pieces

Usage highlights

璷玉璷然璷石美璷璷声

Synonyms

  • jade
  • fine jade
  • precious jade

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient jade artifact was made of fine 璷 (璷玉).
  • He heard the gentle sound of 璷 as the jade pendants touched (璷然).
  • This type of jade-like stone is called 璷 (璷石).

Collocations

  • jade-like stone(璷玉)
  • sound of jade pieces striking(璷然)
  • jade-like stone(璷石)
  • beautiful jade(美璷)
  • sound of jade(璷声)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 璷 appears in classical texts describing jade-like stones and their acoustic properties.
  • In ancient China, jade was highly valued for its beauty and symbolic meaning of purity and virtue.
  • The character combines the jade radical with a phonetic component, indicating its connection to jade materials.

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