bì璧
璧
archaic
technical
Meaning of 璧
璧 means an ancient flat, round jade artifact with a hole in the center. Pronounced bì.
- an ancient flat, round jade artifact with a hole in the center
Character Info
Radical玉
Strokes9
Stroke Order
璧
Definitions & Examples
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
jiàn件
wán完
měi美
de的
yù玉
bì璧
。
The archaeologist discovered a perfect jade bi disc.
Hé和
shì氏
bì璧
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
zuì最
zhù著
míng名
de的
yù玉
bì璧
。
The Heshi Bi is the most famous jade bi disc in Chinese history.
Bái白
bì璧
wú无
xiá瑕
，
xíng形
róng容
wán完
měi美
wú无
quē缺
。
'A flawless white jade bi' is a metaphor for absolute perfection.
Measure Words
块/ kuài
Primary
件/ jiàn
枚/ méi
Common Words
白璧无瑕 / 白璧無瑕báibìwúxiá
flawless white jade; perfect; impeccable
璧还 / 璧還bìhuán
return (with respect); respectfully decline a gift
完璧归赵 / 完璧歸趙wánbìguīzhào
return something intact to its owner; restore undamaged
璧谢 / 璧謝bìxiè
to return a gift with thanks; to decline with gratitude
拱璧gǒngbì
large jade disc; treasure