Jade Radical (王) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
王 is the jade radical. It appears in 25 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 王 mean?
Jade radical · 玉 yù · 5 strokes · jade
As a radical it is called 斜玉旁 (xié yù páng).
It usually appears on the left (王), or at the bottom. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
玉 itself: A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade
12 common characters with 王
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 现 | xiàn | now | To see 见 jade 王; 见 also provides the pronunciation |
| 国 | guó | country, nation | Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗 |
| 理 | lǐ | reason; natural science (in relation to humanities) | 里 supplies the sound |
| 主 | zhǔ | main, primary, principal | A lamp 王 with a flame 丶 |
| 全 | quán | whole, entire, complete | Jade 玉 put away 入 for safe-keeping |
| 往 | wǎng | towards | 王 supplies the sound |
| 望 | wàng | have a look; hope | A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation |
| 金 | jīn | gold, golden; metal; money | A cast-iron bell |
| 球 | qiú | ball | 求 supplies the sound |
| 班 | bān | class, team; shift, duty; squad | Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classes |
| 环 | huán | ring; link | 不 supplies the sound |
| 琢 | zhuó | to cut (gems) | 豖 supplies the sound |
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