The Chinese word "琥珀" for amber is formed by combining two characters, each constructed with the jade radical (王, a variant of 玉) to semantically indicate its classification as a precious stone. The character 琥 incorporates 虎 (hǔ) as its phonetic component to suggest pronunciation, while 珀 incorporates 白 (bái) as its phonetic component, together creating a disyllabic term where the radicals convey meaning and the phonetics guide sound.