碑

bēi

b+ēi·1st tone

a monument · an upright stone tablet

Radical: 石 Strokes: 13 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿确砚

Same radical

石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿确砚碧硕碍

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Character Decomposition

碑=石+卑

Etymology

stone

Meanings

a monument

an upright stone tablet

stele

CL: kuài,面 miàn

bēi

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Words with 碑 115 total

public praise · public reputation · commonly held opinions · current idiom口碑kǒu bēi tablet marking the boundary between two regions, districts etc界碑jiè bēi stele · stone tablet (for inscription) · CL:方 fāng石碑shí bēi gravestone · tombstone墓碑mù bēi

Idioms with 碑 6 total Chain

lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere · universal approbation口碑载道kǒu bēi zài dào milestone里程碑lǐ chéng bēi lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom) · to monumentalize · to glorify · to sing the praises of树碑立传shù bēi lì zhuàn common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs俗谚口碑sú yàn kǒu bēi every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation有口皆碑yǒu kǒu jiē bēi