also: ぎょくへん
noun
kanji 'jewel' radical at left (radical 96)
Refers to the left-side radical ⺩, as in 珠, 理, 球. Used in kanji terminology.
「珠」の左側の部首は玉偏です。
The left-side radical of 珠 is 玉偏.
王偏 is the same radical shape but named differently when it appears as the 'king' radical; 玉偏 specifically refers to the 'jewel' radical.
Compound of 玉 (jewel) and 偏 (left-side radical). The radical ⺩ is a simplified form of 玉.