yú
瑜
beautiful jade; merit; (surname) Yu
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
beautiful jade (literary)
literaryLiterary term for fine jade; often used in classical texts and set phrases.
Huái怀
jǐn瑾
wò握
yú瑜
，
bǐ比
yù喻
rén人
yǒu有
chún纯
jié洁
gāo高
shàng尚
de的
pǐn品
dé德
。
Holding precious jade in one's bosom symbolizes a person of pure and noble character.
Cǐ此
kuài块
yú瑜
yù玉
wēn温
rùn润
tī剔
tòu透
，
jià价
zhí值
lián连
chéng城
。
This piece of beautiful jade is warm, moist, and crystal clear—invaluable.
noun
luster of jade; figuratively, merit or virtue
literaryUsed in idioms to contrast merits (瑜) against flaws (瑕).
Xiá瑕
bù不
yǎn掩
yú瑜
，
zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
de的
yōu优
diǎn点
yuǎn远
dà大
yú于
quē缺
diǎn点
。
The flaws cannot obscure the jade's luster—the merits of this work far outweigh its defects.
Píng评
jià价
yī一
gè个
rén人
yīng应
dāng当
xiá瑕
yú瑜
hù互
jiàn见
，
kè客
guān观
gōng公
zhèng正
。
When evaluating a person, one should see both the flaws and the merits—objectively and fairly.
noun
(surname) Yu
A relatively uncommon surname of Chinese origin.
Zhōu周
Yú瑜
shì是
Sān三
Guó国
shí时
qí期
Dōng东
Wú吴
de的
zhù著
míng名
jūn军
shì事
jiā家
。
Zhou Yu was a famous military strategist of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
Yú瑜
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
。
Mr. Yu is the Chinese literature teacher at our school.