How to write 瓊

瓊 qióng 1. Red jade. It is also said to refer to fine jade. 赤色玉。一说指美玉。 2. Radiant like jade. 光彩似玉的。 3. Metaphor for beautiful things. 喻美好的事物。 4. Gaming implements, equivalent to later dice. 博具，相当于后来的骰子。 5. Materials for making elixirs. 做丹药的材料。 6. Name of a mythical ghost associated with wells. 神话传说中的井鬼名。 **瓊** qióng <名> 【本义】: Red jade 【造字法】: Phonetic-ideographic composition. The left part indicates meaning, the right part indicates sound. 1. Same as the original meaning, generally referring to fine jade. ([En.] red jade; fine jade) 同本义。泛指美玉 2. Gaming implements, equivalent to later dice. ([En.] dice) 博具，相当于后来的骰子 3. Metaphor for snow. ([En.] snow) 比喻雪 4. A prefecture name. Qiong Prefecture. Established during Han as Zhuya and Dan'er counties; restored as Zhuya County during the Three Kingdoms period; abolished during Jin; established as Qiong Prefecture in the fifth year of the Tang Dynasty; later moved its administrative center to the present-day Qiongshan County in Hainan Province; reestablished as a prefecture during the Ming Dynasty; still exists in Qing; abolished in the Republic of China; now under Hainan Province. 府名。瓊州 **瓊** qióng <形> Metaphor for beauty of things. ([En.] good) 喻事物的美好 **瓊** qióng 1. Same as "璿". 同“ 璿 ”。 In summary, the character "瓊" refers primarily to a form of jade, often metaphorically extended to beautiful things or materials used in the creation of elixirs, as well as being associated with both mythological references and historical administrative regions.