玉
See also: 王, 𤣩, and 主
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Translingual
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Alternative forms
- 𤣩 (When used as a radical component)
Han character
玉 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一土戈 (MGI), four-corner 10103, composition ⿱一圡 or ⿷王丶)
- Kangxi radical #96, ⽟.
- Shuowen Jiezi radical №6
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/玉
- 𠇤, 鿑, 𠰧, 𡊩, 𡛼, 𢫛, 𫞂, 𪸛, 砡, 𥩨, 𬗈, 𧉣, 䞝, 𧿷, 𨋔, 𣔣, 鈺(钰), 𩊇, 𩚽, 𩢤, 𪌞
- 𨚝, 𩿱(𬸃), 𡘇, 宝, 𪰑, 莹, 𬔵, 𧟪, 𦻒, 𩆜, 𮭳, 閠, 㓘, 匤, 国
References
- KangXi: page 726, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20821
- Dae Jaweon: page 1135, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1100, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7389
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 玉 | |
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alternative forms | 王 𤣩 𠀛 |
Glyph origin
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Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) | Libian (compiled in Qing) | Kangxi Dictionary (compiled in Qing) | ||||
Bronze inscriptions | Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Ancient script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts | Clerical script | Ming typeface |
Characters in the same phonetic series (玉) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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珏 | *kŋroːɡ |
砡 | *ŋuɡ |
匤 | *kʰoɡ |
玉 | *ŋoɡ |
鳿 | *ŋoɡ |
頊 | *ŋoɡ, *hŋoɡ |
The character's shape was historically very similar to 王; a dot was introduced to differentiate the two.
Pictogram (象形) : a picture of a cong (琮), a sort of ritual jade totem.
It is also interpreted as three pieces of jade strung together on a string.
Etymology
STEDT compares it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-lu(ŋ/k) (“stone”), which is also compared to 琭 (OC *roːɡ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
玉
- jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)
- precious stone; gem
- pure; beautiful
- (honorific) your
Synonyms
- (jade): (Taiwanese Hokkien) 玉仔
Hyponyms
- (jade): 瓊/琼 (qióng, “precious jade, esp. red jade”)
Compounds
Derived terms from 玉
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (玉):
- → Japanese: 玉 (gyoku)
- → Korean: 옥(玉) (ok)
- → Vietnamese: ngọc (玉)
Others:
- → Indonesian: giok (via Min Nan)
- → Thai: หยก (yòk)
References
- “玉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學/香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02553
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 玉 – see 鬱 (“lush; luxuriant; exuberant; dense; thick; various; abundant; profuse; etc.”). (This character, 玉, is the draft (1955) first-round simplified form of 鬱.) |
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Japanese
Kanji
玉
(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- gem, jewel
- beauty, elegance
- euphemistic term related to an Emperor of Japan
- euphemistic term related to a partner
- geisha
Readings
- Go-on: ごく (goku)
- Kan-on: ぎょく (gyoku, Jōyō)
- Kun: たま (tama, 玉, Jōyō)
- Nanori: おく (oku); きよ (kiyo); ひかる (hikaru)
Compounds
Compounds
- 玉音 (gyokuin)
- 玉条 (gyokujō)
- 玉楼 (gyokurō)
- 玉蜀黍 (tōmorokoshi)
Etymology 1
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玉 |
たま Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese.
Alternative forms
- 球 (especially preferred in baseball), 珠
- (bullet): 弾
- (gem): 璧
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) たま [tàmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ta̠ma̠]
Counter
玉 • (-tama)
- counter for ramen and udon for one person
- 冷凍うどん1玉
- reitō udon hito-tama
- one bowl of frozen udon
- 冷凍うどん1玉
See also
- 枚 (mai): counter for zaru soba
- 杯 (hai): counter for noodles in bowls
- 束 (taba): counter for set of dried noodles
Noun
玉 • (tama)
- any spherical or similarly-rounded object:
- a ball
- a orb
- a sphere
- a bead of an abacus
- lens
- Synonym: レンズ (renzu)
- a bullet
- an egg, especially of a chicken
- Synonyms: 鶏卵 (keiran); 卵, 玉子 (tamago)
- a gem, jewel
- an object of value
- a female entertainer (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
- (colloquial) Short for 金玉 (kintama): testicles
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 霊, 魂 (tama, “soul, spirit”)
- 玉章 (tamazusa)
- 玉の緒 (tama no o)
- 一円玉 (ichien-dama)
- 掻き玉 (kakitama)
- 金玉 (kintama)
- 薬玉 (kusudama)
- 五円玉 (goen-dama)
- 五十円玉 (gojūen-dama)
- 五百円玉 (gohyakuen-dama)
- 十円玉 (jūen-dama)
- 射干玉 (nubatama)
- 百円玉 (hyakuen-dama)
- 曲玉, 勾玉 (magatama)
- 藻玉 (modama, “St. Thomas bean”)
Descendants
- → Korean: 다마 (dama)
Prefix
玉 • (tama-)
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Derived terms
Derived terms
- 玉垣 (tamagaki)
- 玉櫛笥, 玉匣 (tamakushige)
- 玉砂利 (tamajari)
- 玉襷 (tamadasuki)
- 玉藻 (tamamo)
Proper noun
玉 • (Tama)
- a place name
- a female given name
Etymology 2
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玉 |
ぎょく Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 玉 (MC ŋɨok̚).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぎょく [gyòkú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) ぎょく [gyóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2] (a stock being traded)
- IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
玉 • (gyoku)
- a gem, jewel
- generic name for jadeite or nephrite
- chicken eggs used as food, especially as a topping for sushi
- Synonym: 鶏卵 (keiran)
- a stock being traded
- Short for 建て玉 (tategyoku): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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. - a geisha
- Synonym: 芸者 (geisha)
- Short for 玉代 (gyokudai): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Derived terms
Derived terms
- 玉音 (gyokuon)
- 玉将 (gyokushō)
- 玉代 (gyokudai)
- 玉露 (gyokuro)
- 半玉 (hangyoku)
Idioms
- 玉を吞む (gyoku o nomu)
Etymology 3
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玉 |
ぎょく Grade: 1 |
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Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぎょく [gyóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
玉 • (gyoku)
- (shogi) king
Derived terms
- 入玉 (nyūgyoku)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
玉 (eumhun 구슬 옥 (guseul ok))
- Hanja form? of 옥 (“jade”). See there for further compounds.
Compounds
- 옥편(玉篇) (Okpyeon, “Yupian”)
Vietnamese
Han character
玉: Hán Nôm readings: ngọc
- gem; precious stone
Derived terms
- 玉 (Ngọc)
- 玉佩 (ngọc bội)
- 玉兔 (ngọc thỏ, “moon, Jade Rabbit”)
- 玉堂 (ngọc đường, “imperial palace”)
- 玉女 (ngọc nữ, “beautiful girl”)
- 玉照 (ngọc chiếu)
- 玉版 (ngọc bản)
- 玉皇 (ngọc hoàng, “Jade Emperor”)
- 玉石 (ngọc thạch, “jade”)
- 玉莖 (ngọc hành)
- 玉蘭 (ngọc lan, “magnolia”)
- 玉趾 (ngọc chỉ)
- 玉體 (ngọc thể)
- 璧玉 (bích ngọc)
- 白玉 (bạch ngọc, “pearl, white jade”)
- 紅玉 (hồng ngọc, “ruby”)
- 金玉 (kim ngọc)