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Stroke order
玉 is written in 5 strokes.
- 玉
玉 as a symbol
Simplified and traditional are the same: 玉
As a single character: jade.
Beyond the stone, 玉 carries the sense 'pure; beautiful', and stands for moral purity and refinement — as in 冰清玉潔, 'pure and spotless'. It is also an honorific prefix.
Related words
玉 is pronounced yù and means “jade”.