戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring syn 圈子 quān zi circle / ring / (social) circle syn 铃声 鈴聲 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation 响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 指环 指環 zhǐ huán (finger) ring syn 光环 光環 guāng huán ring of light / halo / (fig.) glory / splendor 钻戒 鑽戒 zuàn jiè diamond ring / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) 镶嵌 鑲嵌 xiāng qiàn to inlay / to embed / to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring) / tiling / tesselation syn 环形 環形 huán xíng ring-shaped / (math.) annulus 擂台 擂臺 lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring 雕琢 diāo zhuó to sculpt / to carve (jade) / ornate artwork / overly elaborate prose syn 无名指 無名指 wú míng zhǐ ring finger 玉石 yù shí jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad syn 宝玉 寶玉 bǎo yù precious jade / treasures syn 环状 環狀 huán zhuàng annular / toroidal / loop-shaped / ring-like 天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program syn 环路 環路 huán lù ring road / closed circuit / loop 年轮 年輪 nián lún annual ring / growth ring 门环 門環 mén huán door knocker (in the shape of a ring) syn 环城 環城 huán chéng encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc) / around the city 金碧辉煌 金碧輝煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) syn 环线 環線 huán xiàn ring road / circle line (e.g. rail or subway) 金玉 jīn yù gold and jade / precious syn 铁环 鐵環 tiě huán an iron ring 玉帝 yù dì the Jade Emperor 玉兔 yù tù the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon syn 圆环 圓環 yuán huán ring (any circular object) / (math.) annulus / (Tw) traffic circle / rotary 玉器 yù qì jade artifact 美玉 měi yù fine jade syn 瑶池 瑤池 yáo chí the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母 上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc) 琢磨 zhuó mó to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work syn 听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere 玉佩 yù pèi jade pendant / jade ornament syn 玉皇 yù huáng Jade Emperor (in Taoism) 烟圈 煙圈 yān quān smoke ring 电话铃声 電話鈴聲 diàn huà líng shēng (telephone) ring / ringing 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 外环线 外環線 wài huán xiàn outer ring (road or rail line) 和田玉 hé tián yù nephrite / Hotan jade 璎珞 瓔珞 yīng luò jade or pearl necklace 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) 角斗场 角鬥場 jué dòu chǎng wrestling ring 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 篮圈 籃圈 lán quān (basketball) hoop / ring 环形山 環形山 huán xíng shān crater / ring-shaped mountain 扣环 釦環 kòu huán circlip / C-clip / snap ring / Jesus clip / brooch 套圈 tào quān ferrule / ring toss 胶圈 膠圈 jiāo quān rubber ring / gasket 珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) syn 瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster / the pros outweigh the cons (idiom) syn 轮 輪 lún wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn syn 圈 quān circle / ring / loop (CL:個|个[ge4]) / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround / to circle syn 响 響 xiǎng echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises syn 晕 暈 yùn dizzy / halo / ring around moon or sun syn 戒 jiè to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger) syn 环 環 huán ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in syn 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 琼 瓊 qióng jasper / fine jade / beautiful / exquisite (e.g. wine, food) / abbr. for Hainan province 玉 yù jade syn 琪 qí (literary) fine jade 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 圭 guī jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies / sundial / (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount / a smidgen / a speck syn 珉 mín alabaster, jade-like stone 珂 kē jade-like stone 玫 méi (fine jade) / used in 玫瑰[mei2 gui1] 瑕 xiá blemish / flaw in jade syn 琦 qí (literary) fine jade 璜 huáng semicircular jade ornament 砣 tuó steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel syn 璧 bì jade annulus syn 完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) / fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner syn 玟 mín jade-like stone 玟 wén veins in jade 璐 lù beautiful jade 苯环 苯環 běn huán benzene ring (chemistry) 珥 ěr pearl or jade earring syn 玖 jiǔ black jade / nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral) syn 瑶 瑤 yáo jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 瑭 táng (jade) 玷 diàn blemish / disgrace / flaw in jade 令牌环 令牌環 lìng pái huán token ring 玉皇顶 玉皇頂 yù huáng dǐng Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong 玉洁冰清 玉潔冰清 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 完璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact 芳香烃 芳香烴 fāng xiāng tīng aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring) 六环路 六環路 liù huán lù Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008 月晕 月暈 yuè yùn ring around the moon / lunar halo 拳击台 拳擊臺 quán jī tái boxing ring 瑛 yīng (literary) translucent stone similar to jade / (literary) luster of jade 璋 zhāng jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[gui1], also given to male infants to play with 琨 kūn (jade) 瑁 mào (jade) 玮 瑋 wěi (reddish jade) / precious / rare syn 磬 qìng chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone syn 琮 cóng jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times