common
literary

Meaning of

碧 means green jade; blue-green jade; green; blue-green; turquoise. Pronounced bì.

  • green jade; blue-green jade
  • green; blue-green; turquoise
  • surname Bi

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

rén
cháng
jiāng
diāo
zhuó
chéng
pèi
 

Ancient people often carved bi into jade pendants.

Zhè
kuài
shì
shàng
hǎo
de
 

This ancient jade is fine green jade.

 
Hóng
lóu
mèng
 
zhōng
duō
lèi
 

A Dream of Red Mansions mentions various green jade objects many times.

Shōu
cáng
jiā
zhǎn
chū
le
méi
hàn
dài
 

The collector displayed a Han Dynasty green jade bi disc.

zhōng
zǎi
yào
 

Ancient books record that green jade can be used in medicine.