198) 玉

yu

jade

A few jade marbles are made into a bundle by passing threads (丶) into the center hole.

198yx) 刂

dao

198y-119f*) 班

ban

class; squad, team

jade 玉¹⁹⁸[yù] + knife刂=刀 [dāo]

someone dividing a jade (玉) with a knife (刂) and grouping the pieces according to quality. It means ‘class’

198ax) 元

yuan

yuan; basic

origin

198a) 玩

wan

play

jade 王¹⁰⁸→玉 [yù] + origin 元⁷³[yuán]

Symbolizes the fact that jade (玉) was the best (元) material to create women’s favorite playing accessories.

198bx) 求

qiu

198b) 球

qiu

ball, sphere, globe

jade 王¹⁰⁸→玉 [yù] + ask 求^203b[qiú]

Jade (玉) balls or globes were the most popular and easy-to-get (求) jade items in the ancient times.

198zx) 见

jian

198z-13d*) 现

xian

appear, show; current, present

jade 王→玉¹⁹⁸[yù] + see 见 [jiàn]

When holding the jade (玉) object under the sun to see (见) the purity, the sun’s reflection causes many colors to appear on the jade. Because the brightness of the sun changes the reflection on the jade (玉) when it’s held up against the sun to be checked (见), it also became to mean ‘the present.’

198wx) 里

li

198w-108b*)  理

li

reason

jade 王→玉¹⁹⁸[yù] + village 里¹⁵¹[lǐ]

It is only reasonable to refine a defective jade (玉) into a jewel instead of discarding it. “里” is where the character gets its pronunciation.