瑜

yú

yúspelled as ü · 2nd tone — spelling rules

excellence · luster of gems

Radical: 王 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

理王珠环球班玩现珍琴瑶瑞

Same radical

理王珠环球班玩现珍琴瑶瑞琼琐录

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Character Decomposition

瑜=王+俞

Etymology

jade

Meanings

excellence

luster of gems

yú

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Words with 瑜 41 total

(loanword) yoga瑜伽yú jiā Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff · in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang周瑜Zhōu Yú James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party宋楚瑜Sòng Chǔ yú yoga mat瑜伽垫yú jiā diàn yoga pants瑜伽裤yú jiā kù Daniel Han Kuo-yu (1957-), Taiwanese KMT politician, mayor of Kaohsiung since 2018韩国瑜Hán Guó yú lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster · the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)瑕不掩瑜xiá bù yǎn yú have both strong and weak points · there are both good and bad qualities · see what is perfect and what is not · have defects as well as merits瑕瑜互见xiá yú hù xiàn two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 and)一时瑜亮yī shí Yú Liàng fig. with the connivance of both sides · fig. by mutual consent · cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff周瑜打黄盖Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài

Idioms with 瑜 13 total Chain

lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster · the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)瑕不掩瑜xiá bù yǎn yú have both strong and weak points · there are both good and bad qualities · see what is perfect and what is not · have defects as well as merits瑕瑜互见xiá yú hù xiàn

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