inscription on a stele; text carved on or copied from a monument
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2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
inscription on a stele; text carved on a monument
formalRefers to the text physically engraved onto a stone tablet (碑). Often used in historical, archaeological, or literary contexts.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
mù墓
de的
bēi碑
wén文
jì记
zǎi载
le了
mù墓
zhǔ主
rén人
de的
shēng生
píng平
。
The inscription on this ancient tomb records the life of the tomb's occupant.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
zhèng正
zài在
zǐ仔
xì细
yán研
jiū究
xīn新
chū出
tǔ土
shí石
bēi碑
shàng上
de的
bēi碑
wén文
。
Scholars are carefully studying the inscription on the newly unearthed stone tablet.
noun
text prepared for carving on a stele; text copied or rubbed from a stele
formalCan refer to a draft text intended for inscription or to a transcript/rubbing taken from an existing stele.
Shū书
fǎ法
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
jì纪
niàn念
bēi碑
shū书
xiě写
bēi碑
wén文
。
The calligrapher is writing the text for the memorial stele.
Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
gǔ古
dài代
bēi碑
wén文
de的
tà拓
piàn片
。
He has collected many rubbings of ancient stele inscriptions.
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Zhè这
fèn份
shǒu手
gǎo稿
shì是
shàng尚
wèi未
kè刻
shí石
de的
bēi碑
wén文
。
This manuscript is the text for a stele that has not yet been carved into stone.