瑾 meaning and stroke order
The brilliance or luster of a gem
How to write 瑾, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 瑾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- brilliancy (of gems)
How 瑾 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Jade.
王 gives the meaning and 堇 hints at the sound.
Radical: 王 (king), shared by 104 characters on this site.
How to remember 瑾
The left side 王 here stands for jade (玉), and the right side 堇 (jǐn) gives the sound. Picture a piece of jade so polished that it shines, and you have 瑾, the luster of a gem.
瑾 is a literary character you will mostly see in names, especially given names, because it suggests beauty and virtue like fine jade. It also appears in the classical phrase 握瑜怀瑾 (wò yú huái jǐn), meaning to hold fine jade, a way of praising someone's noble character. Example: 她叫李瑾。 (Tā jiào Lǐ Jǐn.) Her name is Li Jin.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 瑾 with 谨 (jǐn, careful) and 锦 (jǐn, brocade), which share the same sound and tone. Check the left side: 王 for jade in 瑾, 讠 for speech in 谨.
Questions about 瑾
How many strokes are in 瑾?
瑾 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 瑾 mean?
瑾 (jǐn) means the brilliance or luster of a gem.
How do you pronounce 瑾?
瑾 is pronounced jǐn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 瑾?
The radical of 瑾 is 王, which carries the idea of "king". Dictionaries list 瑾 under this radical.
Is 瑾 used in everyday conversation?
Not really. It is rare outside of personal names and literary or classical expressions. In daily speech you would describe a shiny gem with words like 光泽 (guāngzé).
Why does 瑾 have 王 if it has nothing to do with kings?
When 王 appears on the left of a character, it is usually a compressed form of 玉 (yù, jade). That is why many jade and gem characters, like 珠 (zhū) and 瑜 (yú), have it on the left.