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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bì | bi4
English translation
jade; green, blue

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Shí

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

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A stone  Shí  like amber  also provides the pronunciation

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

珀石

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知名 zhī míng de yǒu 瑞云禅寺 水母 shuǐ mǔ miào yǒng Guī tíng xiá děng .

There are well - known Ruiyun Temple, jellyfish Temple, Yong - owned kiosks, as Ha Temple.

窗上 guà zhāo 金碧辉煌 jīn bì huī huáng de 缎子 duàn zi 窗帘 chuānglián .

Gold and green satin brocade drapes hung at the windows.

夏秋之, 碧草连天 lián tiān , 繁花 fán huā de , 风景如画, 绚丽 xuàn lì 迷人 mírén .

The summer and fall season, suffering Bicao, flowers shops, picturesque, charming brilliant.

23 suì , Gāo Bái 金发 jīn fà 碧眼 bì yǎn , shì 纯洁 chúnjié 无瑕 wú xiá de 姑娘 gūniang .

She's tall, blonde, twenty - three and as pure as the driven snow.

这些 zhè xiē 小山碧绿 bì lǜ 陡峭 dǒuqiào 矗立 chù lì zài 这条宽阔 kuān kuò de 河流 hé liú 之上 zhī shàng

The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
blue
碧眼 bì yǎn blue eyes碧眼 bì yǎn
雪碧 Xuě bì Sprite (soft drink)雪碧 Xuě bì
碧绿 bì lǜ dark green碧綠
金碧辉煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom)金碧輝煌
碧玉 bì yù jasper碧玉 bì yù
碧蓝 bì lán dark blue碧藍
金发碧眼 jīn fà bì yǎn blonde金髮碧眼
碧血 bì xuè blood shed in a just cause碧血 bì xuè
碧螺春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖 Tài Hú [Tài​Hú], Jiangsu碧螺春 bì luó chūn
小家碧玉 xiǎo jiā bì yù pretty daughter in a humble family小家碧玉 xiǎo jiā bì yù
碧空 bì kōng the blue sky碧空 bì kōng

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