| 雕栏玉砌 | diāo lán yù qì | (lit.) carved railings and jade steps (idiom) / (fig.) richly ornamented (building) |
| 冰清玉洁 | bīng qīng yù jié | clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible |
| 碔 | wǔ | inferior gem / a kind of jade |
| 㱾 | gāi | a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits |
| 鼎铛玉石 | dǐng chēng yù shí | lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine |
| 碧 | bì | green jade / bluish green / blue / jade |
| 玉 | yù | jade |
| 玉器 | yù qì | jade artifact |
| 玉皇大帝 | Yù huáng Dà dì | Jade Emperor |
| 玉皇 | Yù huáng | Jade Emperor (in Taoism) |
| 宝玉 | bǎo yù | precious jade / treasures |
| 冰壶 | bīng hú | jade pot for cold water / curling (sport) / curling puck |
| 完璧归赵 | wán bì guī Zhào | lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner |
| 抛砖引玉 | pāo zhuān yǐn yù | lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling |
| 玉兔 | yù tù | the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon |
| 如花似玉 | rú huā sì yù | delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite |
| 珠玉 | zhū yù | pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person |
| 冰壶秋月 | bīng hú qiū yuè | jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person |
| 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 | nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán | Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom) |
| 完璧 | wán bì | flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact |
| 玉石俱焚 | yù shí jù fén | to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) |
| 他山之石可以攻玉 | tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù | lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively |
| 玉门关 | Yù mén Guān | Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu |
| 锦衣玉食 | jǐn yī yù shí | brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance |
| 瑶池 | Yáo chí | the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母 |