1, next to the word "Yu", there is "rice" and "earth", which is related to the words of buildings and houses. The five elements of buildings and houses belong to soil, so there are five elements of soil.

The literal meaning of "Yu" also refers to houses, and the idiom "Qionglou Yuyu" refers to magnificent buildings. Architecture is related to soil on the five elements.

No matter the shape or content of the word, "jade" is related to soil, so the five-element attribute of the word "jade" is soil.