玉 (juk6 juk6*2 | yu4) : jade; precious stone; pure; graceful

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玉

juk6 juk6*2

yu4

[1] [n] jade; precious stone; gem
[2] (of a woman) pure; fair; beautiful
[3] [adj] graceful; slender; elegant
[4] [adj] a polite expression for "your"

Jyutping juk6*2 is often used in last syllable of bi- or multi-syllabic nouns.

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

玉

Don't confuse with:
壬王

This word has been viewed 12534 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Sep 2013 04:51

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玉米 juk6/6*1 mai5 yu4 mi3 = maize; corn

玉米片 juk6 mai5 pin3*2 yu4 mi3 pian4 = corn flakes

玉女 juk6 neoi5/5*2 yu4 nv3 = a well-mannered girl; fairy damsel in land of immortals

玉桂 juk6 gwai3 = coriander

玉不琢不成器 juk6 bat1 doek3 bat1 sing4 hei3 = jade without chiseling will not become a useful object

玉門 juk6 mun4 yu4 men2 = Yumen; the vagina

玉門池 juk6 mun4 ci4 yu4 men2 chi2 = the female sex organ (lit., "the jade gate [vaginal opening] pond")

玉鈪 juk6 aak3*2 = a jade bracelet 粵

碧玉 bik1 juk6 bi4yu4 = jasper

玉竹 juk6 zuk1 ju4 zhu2 = fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma)

金玉 gam1 juk6 jin1 yu4 = gold and jade; precious

玉王邊 juk6 wong4 bin1 yu4 wang2 bian1 = Kangxi radical 96 (jade) (⺩) 粵

玉字邊 juk6 zi6 bin1 yu4 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 96 (jade) (⺩) 粵

亭亭玉立 ting4 ting4 juk6 lap6 ting2 ting2 yu4 li4 = (said of a woman) slim and elegant

如花似玉 jyu4 faa1 ci5 juk6 ru2 hua1 si4 yu4 = to be young and beautiful tantamount to flowers and jade

翠玉瓜 ceoi3 juk6 gwaa1 = zucchini 粵

偷香竊玉 tau1 hoeng1 sit3 juk6 tou1 xiang1 qie4 yu4 = to womanize; to philander; to mess around with women

玉子豆腐 juk6 zi2 dau6 fu6 = egg bean curd

香消玉殞 hoeng1 siu1 juk6 wan5 xiao1 xiao1 yu4 yun3 = (of a woman) decease; die

請移玉步 cing2 ji4 juk6 bou6 qing3 yi2 yu4 bu4 = please proceed...

請稍移玉步 cing2 saau2 ji4 juk6 bou6 qing3 shao1 yi2 yu4 bu4 = please proceed...

玉潔冰清 juk6 git3 bing1 cing1 yu4 jie2 bing1 qing1 = to be pure and noble like jade and ice (speaking of a woman's character)

金玉滿堂 gam1 juk6 mun5 tong4 jin1 yu4 man3 tang2 = abundant wealth and numerous children

水蒼玉 seoi2 cong1 juk6*2 shui3 cang1 yu4 = jasper

金玉良言 gam1 juk6 loeng4 jin4 jin1 yu4 liang2 yan2 = gems of wisdom; priceless advice

守身如玉 sau2 san1 jyu4 juk6 shou3 shen1 ru2 yu4 = preserve one's chastity

白玉 baak6 juk6 bai2 yu4 = Baiyu (place in Sichuan)

右玉 jau6 juk6 you4 yu4 = Youyu (place in Shanxi)

墨玉 mak6 juk6 mo4 yu4 = Moyu (place in Xinjiang)

阮玲玉 jyun2 ling4 juk6 ruan3 ling2 yu4 = Ruan Ling-Yu

金玉其外 gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6 jin1 yu4 qi2 wai4 = all that glitters is not gold

玉子 juk6 zi2 yu4 zi3 = chicken egg, eggs

冰清玉潔 bing1 cing1 juk6 git3 bing1 qing1 yu4 jie2 = pure and noble, pure and virtuous

玉兔 juk6 tou3 yu4 tu4 = poetic name for moon

化干戈為玉帛 faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6 hua4 gan1 ge wei2 yu4 bo2 = beat swords into ploughshares

寧為玉碎,不為瓦全 ning4 wai4 juk6 seoi3 bat1 wai4 ngaa5 cyun4 ning4 wei2 yu4 sui4 bu4 wei2 wa3 sui4 = be willing to make sacrifices in the name of justice than lapse in one's integrity

玉米粉 juk6 mai5 fan2 yu4 mi3 fen3 = cornstarch; corn starch 國

葉玉卿 jip6 juk6 hing1 ye4 yu4 qing1 = Veronica Yip

翁倩玉 jung1 sin6 juk6 weng1 qian4 yu4 = Judy Ongg

劉玉玲 lau4 juk6 ling4 liu2 yu4 ling2 = Lucy Alexis Liu

劉玉婷 lau4 juk6 ting4 liu2 yu4 ting2 = Tiffany Liu

蕭玉芬 siu1 juk6 fan1 xiao1 yu4 fen1 = Tiffany Hsiao Yu-Fen

鄭惠玉 zeng6 wai6 juk6 zheng4 hui4 yu4 = Zoe Tay

張曼玉 zoeng1 maan6 juk6 zhang1 man4 yu4 = Maggie Cheung

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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