Jade

Jade

Jade, commonly used in Chinese, is pronounced y ù. It was first found in oracle bone inscriptions. Its original meaning is a rare gem strung up with silk ropes. Later, it is extended to a jade like object with a bright color, describing beauty and whiteness.

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Evolution of etymology

jade, pictograph. It was first seen in oracle bone inscriptions, like a string of jade. The original meaning refers to jade. Shuowen: "jade is the beauty of stone." "Poem · Zhaonan · dead wagons in the wild" says: "the pure bundle of white grass, there are women like jade." The characters "Yu" in oracle bone inscriptions are "Tu 1" and "Tu 2", while the characters "Tu 3" in Jin inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty are of the same length in three horizontal lines, and the middle vertical line does not show up. The second horizontal position is in the middle of the vertical picture, which is different from the horizontal position in the character "Wang". The spring and autumn script inherited the Western Zhou script. The Warring States script inherited the spring and autumn script, but in order to distinguish it from the "Wang" character, or to add one or two oblique strokes as the distinguishing symbols, it was made as "figure 5", "Figure 7" and "figure 8". The characters of the Qin Dynasty inherited the form of the Warring States characters without distinguishing symbols, and made "Figure 9". The Han Dynasty characters still follow the form of the Qin Dynasty characters, but most of them follow the way of adding distinguishing symbols in the Warring States characters, making "Figure 11" or "Figure 12". Modern Chinese characters inherit the writing method of "Tu 11" in Han Dynasty.

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Interpretation of ancient books

Analytical Dictionary of Characters

[Volume I] [jade Department] jade, the beauty of stone. There are five virtues: moistening to warm, benevolent side also; Li from the outside, you can know the middle, righteousness side also; its voice is comfortable, far to hear, wisdom side also; not radial and fold, brave side also; sharp and honest but not technical, Yi side also. Like the company of three jade. It's the same. All jade belongs to jade. Ancient jade. Fish want to cut. Note: Yang Bing said: all the three paintings are like jade. note: 玊.

Kangxi dictionary

[Wu Ji I] [Yu Bu]; ancient Chinese:?. TangYun and Zhengyun: fish want to cut. Jiyun and Yunhui: Yu yuche, Yin Yu. Shuowen: the beauty of stone. Jade has five virtues, moistening with warmth and benevolence. From the outside, we can know the middle and the side of righteousness. Its sound is soothing, and it can be heard from afar. If you do not bend, you will be brave. If you are sharp and honest but not skillful, you will be the best. Wuyin Jiyun: if the fire is not hot, it's jade. Ding hexagram in Yi: Ding Yuxuan. Shu: Justice said: jade, strong and moist also. And Shuogua: Qian is jade and Jin. Shu: for jade, for gold, take its hard Qingming also. Da Ya: the beauty of gold and jade. "Li · Pinyi": a gentleman is more virtuous than a jade. Warm and moist, benevolent. Careful to chestnut, also know. Honesty without guile is righteousness. It's like a team. It's also a courtesy. The sound of percussion is longer and longer, and the music is also unexpected. Flaws do not hide the good, the good does not hide the bad, loyalty also. Fu Yin Pangda, Xin Ye. Qi is like a white rainbow, so is the sky. Spirit can be found in mountains and rivers, but also in the earth. Guizhang, TEDA, Deye. The most precious thing in the world is Tao. Guan Zi · extravagance: the jade is the essence of the jade. Bai Hu Tong: jade is like the virtue of a gentleman. Dryness is not light and warmth is not heavy. It is the treasure of a gentleman. Water jade, water essence. Biography of Sima Xiangru in historical records: Shui Yulei. Note: water jade, water essence. It's beautiful. "Gongyang Zhuan · Xuan 12 years": so that I can see your jade face, and slightly to this. Shu: those who speak of jade face also speak of beauty. Shi Ji · prime minister's family: like Guan Yu Er. Another precious food is called Jade food. Book Hongfan: only jade food. Shi Wen: it is said in Han Dynasty that jade food is precious food. He also said "jade candle". Erya Shitian: the harmony of four seasons is called Jade candle. Shu: it is said that the four seasons are harmonious, warm and bright, so it is called Jade candle. Another place name. Twelve years of mourning in Zuo Zhuan: in the leisure time of song and Zheng dynasties, there were many places, such as Mizuo, Qingqiu, Yuchang, Yan, GE and he. Note: all six cities. Another name for the river. Zheng Zi Tong: in Tianfu of later Jin Dynasty, Zhang kuangye, Honglu Qing, made an envoy to Khotan, and wrote a journey. Yanyu river lies outside the city of Khotan. It originates from Kunshan mountain and flows to the West for 1300 Li. As for the boundary of Khotan, it is divided into three rivers: one white jade river, two green jade rivers and three black jade rivers. In May and June, the water rises, and the jade comes with the flow. In July and August, it is advisable for the water to recede. They call it fishing for jade. Another name. Biography of Zhang Qian in the former Han Dynasty: Jiuquan is a place where the pavilions are spread to Yumen. Note: Yumen pass is at the boundary of longle. Another star name. Biography of PEI in the later Han Dynasty: from the Western Tianyuan trend, left foot into Yujing. Note: the four small stars under Shenxing are Yujing. Another name. Shanhaijing: wenyushu in Kaiming north. Note: wucai Yushu. It's also a grass name. Er Ya Shi Cao: Meng, Yu nu. Note: nuluo is another name. also Zheng Zi Tong: Han Yu, another name for bamboo. It is also called green jade. Another bird name. Biography of Sima Xiangru in the former Han Dynasty: Yu belongs to jade. Guo note: it is jade, big like duck, with long neck, red eyes and cyanosis. Another name. Xuandi Ji of the former Han Dynasty: xingxingpengyang palace belongs to the jade temple. Note: Jin Zhuo said: it belongs to jade, waterbird, and it's named guanye. Another name for mussel. "Er Ya · Shi Yu · Shen Xiao zhe Xian Zhu": Xian, Yu Xian, even Xiao Beng. Another surname. Fengchan book in historical records: the jade belt of Jinan people. Note: Gongyu, surname. Take, name. Customs: King Jun of Qi has gongyuran. Love and success. Da Ya, a poem: Wang Yu Nu is a great admonition. Note: Jade means love. Zhang Zai's Xi Ming: poor and miserable, Yong Yunv is also in Cheng. Guangyun again: breath by breath. Jiyun: Six incisions of interest and deep sound. Guangyun: decaying jade. He is also a jade carver. Jiyun: or as a poem. Another surname. Notes to the jade belt of Fengchan book in historical records: Suo Yin said: jade is also sound and su. In Guangwu Ji of the later Han Dynasty, Yu Kuang, the prefect, was appointed as the great situ. Note: Yu, yinsu, jingzhaoren. Guangyun: xiangyuche. Jiyun: Xu yuche, Yin Su. The name of Xirong. Also surnamed. Wu Yin Ji Yun: Xu Jiuqi, Yin Yi. The jade work of Zhuan Dynasty. yunbu: ye Yinyu. Han Fei Feng: gentle body and shoes, warm as jade, cultivate filial friends in the boudoir, loyal to the royal family. Yi Lin: when you attack jade with a sword, you can't get it. Do my best, callose cocoon for disease. And ye Yin. Yi Lin: Mulberry and Chinese rotting beetles, their clothes are like collaterals. If a female worker fails, silk is jade. The sound of the leaves is circuitous. Ode to the cave: the precious jade produced by Yi, the bright pearl in the leaves. Shuowen: Wang Xiang, the company of the three kings, is also one of them. Note: Xu said: Wang Zhong's painting is near the top, Wang San's painting is all. Li Yangbing said: the three paintings are just like Guan Wang. Lei Pian: Li Shi was punctuated to distinguish the imperial characters. The essence of the six books: the king of the emperor, has always been three righteousness. Three, heaven, earth and man. The Chinese painting is close to the sky. The king of the Pearl King, three painting phase, like coherent shape. The common books don't know the meaning of the painting near the top in the emperor's characters, so they add some points beside it.

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