What is the head of jade?

Refers to the degree of transparency or hydration. As the saying goes, "experts look at the water head, laymen look at the color", and the water head is a problem that laymen easily ignore when choosing jadeite. Translucent is ice jadeite, and almost transparent is the best.

The "water head" of jadeite refers to the transmission range of light in jadeite, and the transparency of jadeite is generally called "water head" in the industry. Long water head and sufficient water head mean good transparency. On the other hand, poor water head and short water head mean poor transparency.

Shuitou is an expert's word, which refers to the transparency of jadeite. Experts call it a long head, on the contrary, the poor transparency is called a short head. Jade with good water head and high transparency is crystal clear, and it will look fresh and smart no matter what color. Water head is a comparable expression summarized by experts in the industry through long-term observation.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Yutou