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corn
jasper
a jade worker
see 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3]
lily-white hands
please help achieve something
crystal
fine jade
beautiful woman
corundum
gold and jade
Notice where 玉 sits in each complete thought.
I bought a bag of frozen corn.
Source: Tatoeba #9779587 · CC BY 2.0 FRBourbon is made from corn.
Source: Tatoeba #348404 · CC BY 2.0 FROur breakfast has oats and corn in it.
Source: Tatoeba #6947203 · CC BY 2.0 FRI combined black-eyed beans with corn.
Source: Tatoeba #13109401 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.