Wu Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Jade (yù)
Yu
Kangxi Strokes: 8
Page 727, Entry 23
Pronounced yu.
Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Originally written as a variant form, referring to a stone that resembles jade.
Yupian (Jade Chapters): Belongs to the jade category.
Erya (Approaching Elegance): The east produces beautiful things, including the precious stones known as Xun, Yu, and Qi from Mount Yiwulü.
Liezi (Book of Master Lie), Chapter on Questioning Tang: Pearls and Yu-jade trees grow together in clusters.
Also refers to a cave name.
Zhengyun (Standard Rhymes): Yuan Jie explained himself by saying that after fleeing to Yiyu Cave, he began calling himself the Master of Yiyu.
Also, Yuqi refers to a type of tree.
Shanhaijing (Classic of Mountains and Seas): To the north of the Kai-ming beast stands the Yuqi tree.
Commentary: Yuqi belongs to the category of red jade.
Correction: In the Liezi, the chapter name has been corrected to the Chapter on Questioning Tang in accordance with the original text.