Read Edit View history Discussion 玉 yù HSK4 jade Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a ritual object made out of several pieces of jade joined together by a string. A dot was later added to 玉 to distinguish it from 王 (king). Pinyin Separate values with commas yù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a ritual object made out of several pieces of jade joined together by a string. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 玉 Simp strokes 玉 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 玉 Simp strokes 玉 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 玉 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 307, 662 ], [ 353, 653 ], [ 418, 656 ], [ 659, 702 ], [ 737, 705 ] ], [ [ 311, 397 ], [ 335, 389 ], [ 386, 387 ], [ 486, 401 ], [ 646, 435 ], [ 701, 434 ] ], [ [ 474, 636 ], [ 510, 606 ], [ 512, 560 ], [ 506, 202 ], [ 504, 184 ], [ 485, 166 ] ], [ [ 122, 119 ], [ 150, 106 ], [ 193, 98 ], [ 400, 126 ], [ 819, 159 ], [ 834, 159 ], [ 914, 128 ] ], [ [ 711, 370 ], [ 800, 309 ], [ 824, 270 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 522 647 Q 597 660 675 672 Q 736 684 745 692 Q 755 701 751 710 Q 744 725 711 734 Q 675 743 586 714 Q 439 680 317 673 Q 275 669 304 648 Q 347 621 431 633 Q 447 636 466 638 L 522 647 Z", "M 537 386 Q 589 396 646 404 Q 701 414 709 421 Q 719 430 715 439 Q 708 452 677 461 Q 644 470 612 458 Q 575 448 538 437 L 484 425 Q 408 413 320 407 Q 280 403 308 383 Q 353 355 412 367 Q 446 373 483 377 L 537 386 Z", "M 530 162 Q 533 283 537 386 L 538 437 Q 539 545 545 598 Q 554 623 522 647 C 499 667 456 666 466 638 Q 481 602 485 499 Q 484 471 484 425 L 483 377 Q 482 289 480 157 C 480 127 529 132 530 162 Z", "M 512 111 Q 566 114 617 118 Q 749 128 895 112 Q 920 108 927 118 Q 936 131 922 145 Q 891 176 844 198 Q 828 205 801 196 Q 704 178 530 162 L 480 157 Q 359 147 297 140 Q 228 131 125 132 Q 110 132 109 120 Q 108 107 128 91 Q 176 55 213 68 Q 243 78 400 100 Q 452 107 512 111 Z", "M 732 327 Q 763 299 798 265 Q 810 252 825 252 Q 835 252 841 265 Q 845 278 838 307 Q 834 329 800 348 Q 722 378 708 375 Q 704 371 704 359 Q 707 349 732 327 Z" ] } 5 strokes 玉 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 307, 662 ], [ 353, 653 ], [ 418, 656 ], [ 659, 702 ], [ 737, 705 ] ], [ [ 311, 397 ], [ 335, 389 ], [ 386, 387 ], [ 486, 401 ], [ 646, 435 ], [ 701, 434 ] ], [ [ 474, 636 ], [ 510, 606 ], [ 512, 560 ], [ 506, 202 ], [ 504, 184 ], [ 485, 166 ] ], [ [ 122, 119 ], [ 150, 106 ], [ 193, 98 ], [ 400, 126 ], [ 819, 159 ], [ 834, 159 ], [ 914, 128 ] ], [ [ 711, 370 ], [ 800, 309 ], [ 824, 270 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 522 647 Q 597 660 675 672 Q 736 684 745 692 Q 755 701 751 710 Q 744 725 711 734 Q 675 743 586 714 Q 439 680 317 673 Q 275 669 304 648 Q 347 621 431 633 Q 447 636 466 638 L 522 647 Z", "M 537 386 Q 589 396 646 404 Q 701 414 709 421 Q 719 430 715 439 Q 708 452 677 461 Q 644 470 612 458 Q 575 448 538 437 L 484 425 Q 408 413 320 407 Q 280 403 308 383 Q 353 355 412 367 Q 446 373 483 377 L 537 386 Z", "M 530 162 Q 533 283 537 386 L 538 437 Q 539 545 545 598 Q 554 623 522 647 C 499 667 456 666 466 638 Q 481 602 485 499 Q 484 471 484 425 L 483 377 Q 482 289 480 157 C 480 127 529 132 530 162 Z", "M 512 111 Q 566 114 617 118 Q 749 128 895 112 Q 920 108 927 118 Q 936 131 922 145 Q 891 176 844 198 Q 828 205 801 196 Q 704 178 530 162 L 480 157 Q 359 147 297 140 Q 228 131 125 132 Q 110 132 109 120 Q 108 107 128 91 Q 176 55 213 68 Q 243 78 400 100 Q 452 107 512 111 Z", "M 732 327 Q 763 299 798 265 Q 810 252 825 252 Q 835 252 841 265 Q 845 278 838 307 Q 834 329 800 348 Q 722 378 708 375 Q 704 371 704 359 Q 707 349 732 327 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.