gān

玕

Character · Noun

fine jade

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

fine jade; precious stone

literary

A literary term referring to a type of fine, jade-like stone. It is an archaic character, rarely used alone in modern language, mostly appearing in classical texts or in the compound word "琅玕". It is sometimes used in names.

Láng琅
gān玕
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
měi美
yù玉
 。

Langgan is a type of fine jade.

Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
tí提
dào到
měi美
yù玉
láng琅
gān玕
 。

Fine jade langgan is often mentioned in classical poetry and literature.