玉

Alternative forms

 * (When used as a radical component)

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/玉

Glyph origin
The character's shape was historically very similar to ; a dot was introduced to differentiate the two.


 * a picture of a cong, a sort of ritual jade totem.

It is also interpreted as three pieces of jade strung together on a string.

Etymology
STEDT compares it to, which is also compared to.

Definitions

 * 1) jade originally nephrite, now also including jadeite
 * 2) pure; beautiful
 * 3)  your
 * : Yu
 * 1) pure; beautiful
 * 2)  your
 * : Yu
 * 1)  your
 * : Yu
 * 1)  your
 * : Yu
 * : Yu
 * : Yu
 * : Yu

Descendants
Others:

Kanji

 * 1) gem, jewel
 * 2) beauty, elegance
 * 3) geisha
 * 1) geisha
 * 1) geisha

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) any spherical or similarly-rounded object:
 * 2) a ball
 * 3) a orb
 * 4) a sphere
 * 5) a bead of an abacus
 * 6) lens
 * 7) a bullet
 * 8) an egg, especially of a chicken
 * 9) a gem, jewel
 * 10) an object of value
 * 11) a female entertainer
 * : testicles
 * 1) a female entertainer
 * : testicles

Counter

 * 1) counter for ramen and udon for one person

Proper noun

 * 1) a place name

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) a gem, jewel
 * 2) generic name for jadeite or nephrite
 * 3) chicken eggs used as food, especially as a topping for sushi
 * 4) a stock being traded
 * 5) a geisha
 * 1) a geisha
 * 1) a geisha

Noun

 * 1)  king

Hanja

 * 1)  See there for further compounds.

Han character

 * 1) gem; precious stone