qióng

jade

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
王 meaning component

  Meaning component

wángwàng

  

king

京 sound component

  Sound component

jīng

  

capital city

Evolution

琼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
琼 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
琼 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
琼 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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qióng

jade; rare, precious; elegant; jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province

Most common words with 琼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

琼斯

Jones (name)

jasper

琼瑶

Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer

道琼斯

Dow Jones (stock market index)

琼脂

agar