璧 — Chinese character
璧
bì
a jade annulus
- Pinyin
- bì
- Radical
- 96 ⽟ (Jade)
- Strokes
- 18
- Components
- 辟 玉
- Formation
- pictophonetic — jade; meaning component 玉; sound component 辟
- Japanese
- 璧 as a kanji
Common words with 璧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合璧 | hé bì | to match harmoniously |
| 完璧归赵 (完璧歸趙) | wán bì guī Zhào | lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner |
| 珠联璧合 (珠聯璧合) | zhū lián bì hé | string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination; perfect pair |
| 完璧 | wán bì | flawless piece of jade; (fig.) perfect person or thing |
| 白璧无瑕 (白璧無瑕) | bái bì wú xiá | impeccable moral integrity |
| 拱璧 | gǒng bì | a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center; fig. a treasure |
| 璧玉 | bì yù | jade disk with a hole in the center |
| 完璧之身 | wán bì zhī shēn | undefiled (girl); virgin |
| 怀璧其罪 (懷璧其罪) | huái bì qí zuì | lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item; fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others. |
| 珠流璧转 (珠流璧轉) | zhū liú bì zhuǎn | lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time; water under the bridge |
| 璧谢 (璧謝) | bì xiè | decline (a gift) with thanks |
| 璧还 (璧還) | bì huán | return (a borrowed object) with thanks; decline (a gift) with thanks |
璧 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 3
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