《说文解字·玉部》是东汉时期许慎在前人研究的基础上 ,结合当时社会用玉的实际 ,对中国古代玉文化的总结。通过对“玉部”字的分析 ,可以看出汉代人对玉的释义、分类等已有比较科学的认识。尤为可贵的是 ,“玉部”所反映出的汉代“玉符”思想的强化 ,这对后人认识玉有很重要的启发。 “Explain Word Jade” is the Eastern Han Dynasty Xu Shen on the basis of previous studies, combined with the actual use of jade society at that time, the summary of ancient Chinese jade culture. Through the analysis of the word “jade”, we can see that the Han people have a relatively scientific understanding of jade’s definition and classification. Particularly valuable is the “jade” reflects the Han Dynasty “jade symbol” of strengthening the knowledge of this jade jade has a very important inspiration.