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瑉

mín
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (archaic) a jade-like stone (variant of 珉)

Examples

古书用这个字指像玉的美石，同珉。
Gǔshū yòng zhège zì zhǐ xiàng yù de měi shí, tóng mín.
Ancient texts use this character for a beautiful jade-like stone, the same as 珉.

Tips

history
瑉 is an archaic variant of 珉 ('a stone resembling jade') and is not used independently in modern Chinese, surviving only in names. The everyday word for jade is 玉.
register
Archaic and onomastic — classical text and personal names; modern writing uses 珉 for this sense.

Components

radical
王 yù
jade
王 on the left is the jade radical (the side form of 玉), marking this as a precious jade-like stone.
phonetic
民 mín
people; folk
民 supplies the sound mín with no meaning contribution. The same phonetic appears in 珉 and 岷 (the Min Mountains / Min River).

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Stroke Order

瑉 mín