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It means 'jade'. It is a king (wang2) with a dot. The dot stands for a stone so a stone in the pocket of a king is a jade. Actually one of the ancient forms of the character looks like a strand of stones.

Pronunciation: yu4

Meaning: jade; beautiful; pure; handsome.

Related Characters:
     Wang2 - king
     Guo2 - nation

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