切 qiē to cut / to slice / to carve / (math) tangential syn 雕塑 diāo sù a statue / a Buddhist image / sculpture / to carve 雕刻 diāo kè to carve / to engrave / carving syn 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 天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program syn 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 金玉 jīn yù gold and jade / precious syn 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 雕饰 雕飾 diāo shì to carve / to decorate / carved / decorated syn 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 琢磨 zhuó mó to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work syn 切成 qiē chéng to cut up (into pieces) / to slice / to carve / to dice / to shred 玉佩 yù pèi jade pendant / jade ornament syn 篆刻 zhuàn kè to carve a seal / a seal 玉皇 yù huáng Jade Emperor (in Taoism) 打天下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself syn 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) 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 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 镂刻 鏤刻 lòu kè to carve / to engrave syn 片 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 syn 追 duī to sculpt / to carve / musical instrument (old) syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 刻 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals 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 契 qì to carve / carved words / to agree / a contract / a deed syn 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 矩 jǔ carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve syn 抠 摳 kōu to dig / to pick / to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) / to carve / to cut / to study meticulously / stingy / miserly / to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe) syn 刊 栞 kān old variant of 刊[kan1] / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend 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 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 锲 鍥 qiè to cut / to carve / to engrave / to chisel / fig. to chisel away at 瑭 táng (jade) 玷 diàn blemish / disgrace / flaw in jade 榘 jǔ variant of 矩, carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve 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 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 镂 鏤 lòu to engrave / to carve / hard steel syn 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 珲 琿 hún (fine jade) 瑷 璦 ài fine quality jade 璩 qú (jade ring) 锓 鋟 qín to carve syn 瑗 yuàn large jade ring 璁 cōng stone similar to jade 金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom) / attendants of the Daoist immortals / fig. lovely young children / a golden couple / (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple 抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling syn 珠联璧合 珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom) / ideal combination / perfect pair syn 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 玉皇大帝 yù huáng dà dì Jade Emperor 鑴 xì to engrave or carve, as a block for printing 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result 碔 wǔ inferior gem / a kind of jade 他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively 偷香窃玉 偷香竊玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom) / philandering / secret illicit sex syn 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡) / fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person 雕楹碧槛 雕楹碧檻 diāo yíng bì kǎn carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom) / heavily decorated environment 怀璧其罪 懷璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) / to get into trouble on account of a cherished item / fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others. 珠流璧转 珠流璧轉 zhū liú bì zhuǎn lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom) / fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge 琼楼玉宇 瓊樓玉宇 qióng lóu yù yǔ bejeweled jade palace (idiom) / sumptuous dwelling 芝兰玉树 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects 金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom) / fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty syn 锦衣玉食 錦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom) / a life of luxury / extravagance syn 鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom) / fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine 金玉满堂 金玉滿堂 jīn yù mǎn táng lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge syn 堆金积玉 堆金積玉 duī jīn jī yù lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich syn 