璞 — 16 strokes / Radical「王」
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- On
- ハクはく · haku
- Kun
- あらたまaratama
- Meaning
- an uncut gem
Stroke order
Origin
Jade 玉 with 菐 as phonetic: a jewel still in the rough, unpolished.
Compounds
- 璞あらたま
an uncut gem
- 璞玉はくぎょく
a gem in the rough
Example
璞は磨いてこそ光る。
The rough stone shines only once it is polished.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
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