guāng

珖

Character · Noun

a type of jade (used in personal names)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a type of jade

literary

Literary/classical term. While referring to a specific type of jade in ancient texts, this character is now predominantly encountered in personal names.

Cǐ此
guāng珖
yù玉
wēn温
rùn润
wú无
xiá瑕
 ，
nǎi乃
xī稀
shì世
zhī之
zhēn珍
 。

This guang jade is warm, lustrous, and flawless—a treasure rarely seen in the world.

Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
jiāng将
guāng珖
pèi佩
yú于
shēn身
 ，
yǐ以
xiǎn显
qí其
dé德
 。

The ancients often wore guang jade on their person to demonstrate their virtue.

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Tā他
míng名
huàn唤
Guāng珖
Huī辉
 ，
qǔ取
qí其
guāng光
míng明
měi美
hǎo好
zhī之
yì意
 。

His name is Guanghui, taken to mean brightness and beauty.