How to Write 璁 (cōng) — Meaning “A type of jade-like stone”

Imagine a piece of jade (王) that is so beautiful it makes you feel hurried and excited (悤) to touch it. The right part 悤 looks like a heart (心) on top of a walking person, so you could think, 'My heart hurries to the jade.'

The left radical 王 (jade) should be written with the third horizontal stroke slightly shorter than the first two, and the bottom horizontal is angled upward. The right part 悤 is tall; make sure the 心 (heart) component at the bottom is compressed so the whole character stays balanced. A common mistake is making the right side too wide or forgetting the small dot inside the 心.

璁 (cōng) is a type of jade-like stone, while 瑁 (mào) usually appears in 玳瑁 (dài mào, hawksbill turtle shell) and refers to a turtle's shell. 瑄 (xuān) is an ancient jade ceremonial object, a large six-inch jade tablet. Visually, 璁 uses 悤 as its phonetic, while 瑁 has 冒 (mào) and 瑄 has 宣 (xuān) on the right.

璁 is a rare character not in the HSK list and is mostly found in classical or literary contexts. It appears in words like 璁珑 (cōng lóng, the tinkling of jade) or 璁璁 (cōng cōng, the sound of jade pieces colliding). You might encounter it in poetry or descriptions of fine jade ornaments, but it is not used in everyday conversation.

Common words containing 璁 include: 璁珑 (cōng lóng) — Tinkling of jade; bright and clear; 璁玉 (cōng yù) — Cong jade (a beautiful stone); 璁璁 (cōng cōng) — The tinkling sound of jade.