How to Write 珲 (huī) — Meaning “Fine jade”

Imagine a beautiful piece of fine jade (王) that is so valuable it is protected by an entire army (军). The picture of a jade guarded by soldiers helps you recall that 珲 means fine jade and sounds like "hway". Just remember: jade plus army equals precious jade.

Write the left radical 王 first, but note that the final horizontal stroke becomes a diagonal lift (提) when it is on the left side. Then write the right part 军: start with the top dot and horizontal left-falling stroke (冖), followed by the 车 component (horizontal, horizontal, vertical, horizontal). A common mistake is forgetting the dot at the top of 军, so ensure that small dot is included.

All three characters share the left radical 王 (jade), but they differ in the right component: 珲 uses 军 (army), 玟 uses 文 (text/pattern), and 玡 uses 牙 (tooth). 珲 means "fine jade" and is mainly used in place names, while 玟 refers to a kind of patterned jade, and 玡 denotes a specific jade-like stone. Visually, remember that 珲 has a dot on top of its right part, while the others do not.

珲 is not a common character in daily conversation; it appears most often in the place name 珲春 (Huīchūn), a city in Jilin Province near the borders of Russia and North Korea. It is also found in historical or literary references to fine jade, such as 珲玉 (huī yù). Knowing this character is especially useful for geography or ancient art studies.

Common words containing 珲 include: 珲春 (huī chūn) — Hunchun (a city in China); 珲玉 (huī yù) — Hun jade; 珲水 (huī shuǐ) — Hun River.