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Character Decomposition
玉=王+丶
Etymology
A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade
Meanings
jade
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Words with 玉 1204 total
Idioms with 玉 285 total Chain
not show off one's talent · wearing rough garments but carrying a precious gem in the bosom被褐怀玉pī hè huái yù(idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty冰肌玉骨bīng jī yù gǔclear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless · irreproachable · incorruptible冰清玉洁bīng qīng yù jié
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