JADE RING    玉環

RING PRODUCED USING JADE.
Modern Chinese Criteria
玉環 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • RING　ORNAMENT in the form of a PERFECTLY ROUND SMALL STICK, TYPICALLY PRODUCED USING METAL OR JADE. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • ORNAMENT　ARTEFFACT USED so as to PUT it on something FOR EMBELLISHING this thing. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)

Words (4 items)

璧  bì OC: peɡ MC: piɛk 21 Attributions
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  • ncircular piece of jade, (which could also be of stone), with a hole in the middle, the diameter of the hole being as large as the breadth of the ring around it. One of the liù yù 六玉 used in sacrifices to Heaven and Earth and the Four Directions, as well as in various formal court ceremonials.
玦  jué OC: kʷeed MC: ket 4 Attributions
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  • njade ring with a gap, to be worn on a belt
璜  huáng OC: ɡʷaaŋ MC: ɦɑŋ 3 Attributions
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  • nsemi-circle of jade, typically worn on the waist. One of the liù yù 六玉 used in sacrifices to Heaven and Earth and the Four Directions, as well as in various formal court ceremonials. ILLUSTRATION
瑗  yuàn OC: ɢʷans MC: ɦiɛn 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nbì-like jade ring with a hole that is larger in diameter than the bì 璧, ring-shape jade used in ritual contexts