The pendant-style yajin may consist of string of beads, metal chains, and pendants (including precious stones, yupei-like materials, or metal filigree) which comes in various shapes such as flowers, animals, and auspicious motifs/ themes/ Chinese characters.

In the late Qing, people sometimes used old silver coins to make their yajin.

In Qing dynasty, Han Chinese women also wore pendant-like charms made of diverse materials (such as jade, amber, gold) at the top button on the side of their ao jackets.

[2] A shibazi is a type of 18-beads bracelet which originated from the japamala and could also be used as a form of yajin.

[3] Shibazi sometimes have hanging buckles; they would be hung on the right lapels of the clothing or could be worn around the wrist like a regular bracelet.