Jade Jade Jade refers to an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties. It can refer to either of two different minerals: nephrite, a silicate of calcium and magnesium, or jadeite, a silicate of sodium and aluminium. Jade is featured prominently in ancient Asian art, as well as having an important place in many other cultures. The English word "jade" is derived (via French "l'ejade" and Latin "ilia" "flanks, kidney area") from the Spanish term "piedra de ijada" (first recorded in 1565) or "loin stone", from its reputed efficacy in curing ailments of the loins and kidneys. "Nephrite" is derived
The First Series of Standardized Forms of Words with Non-standardized Variant Forms Chinese works or works written in traditional characters. The First Series of Standardized Forms of Words with Non-standardized Variant Forms The First Series of Standardized Forms of Words with Non-standardized Variant Forms () published on December 19, 2001 and officially implemented on March 31, 2002, is a list of 338 Standard Chinese words that have variant written forms (i.e. where the same word may be written with one or more different Chinese characters with the same pronunciation, referred to as "", translated into English in the official publication as "variant forms of the same word"). In the "First Series", one