common
literary
noun

Meaning of

陛 means palace steps; stone steps of imperial palace. Pronounced bì.

  • palace steps; stone steps of imperial palace

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shí
ér
shàng
 
shàng
le
gōng
qián
de
shí
 

He walked up the stone steps in front of the imperial palace.

dài
cháo
chén
cháng
děng
hòu
zhào
jiàn
 

In ancient times, court officials would stand beside the palace steps waiting to be summoned.

Zhè
zuò
fǎng仿
gōng
diàn殿
de
shí
diāo
jīng
měi
 

The stone steps of this仿古palace are exquisitely carved.

wèi
zhī
shì
fēn
liè
tái
jiē
liǎng
 

Palace guards lined up on both sides of the steps.

 
Shǐ
Jì》zhōng
 
zǎi
le
Qín
gōng
de
guī
zhì
 
 

Records of the Grand Historian documents the regulations for the palace steps of the Qin Dynasty.