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 15967 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)
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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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Decimal representation of this word: 玉
Unicode code for this character: U+7389 (off-site link)

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