Definition & Meaning

an upright stone tablet; stele; monument

Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with bei

bēi

碑

Initial:bVideo guide

Final(T3):ēiVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

13

Traditional:

碑

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－1 ZW10 ZW11More

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n.an upright stone tablet; stele; monument
- lǐ chéng bēi
  里程碑
  portrait
- jì niàn bēi
  纪念碑
  monuments
- shān shang suí chù kě jiàn dà lǐ shí bēi shàng miàn juān kè zhe duì sǐ nàn zhě de dào niàn
  山上随处可见大理石碑，上面镌刻着对死难者的悼念。
  The mountain is dotted with marble tablets inscribed with tributes to those who died.
- yī kuài bēi
  一块碑
  a tablet
- mù bēi
  墓碑
  tombstone
- jiè bēi
  界碑
  boundary tablet
- bēi wén
  碑文
  inscription

Words and phrases with 碑

碑首
[word]same as 碑额
碑亭
[word]pavilion sheltering/housing a stone tablet
碑阴
[word]reverse back of a tablet
碑志
[word]record of events inscribed on a tablet
碑石
[word]hearstone
碑文
[word]inscription on a tablet
碑额
[word]top part of a tablet
碑记
[word]record of events inscribed on a tablet
碑拓
[word]rubbings from a tablet

Word usage

common measure word
"碑" is often matched with measure word "块".
- 一块碑
  one piece of stone tablet

Similar-form characters to 碑

bēi
碑
pí
脾
pí
啤
bēi
卑
pì
睥

Chinese Characters with pinyin bēi

悲
sorrowful; be compassionate
杯
cup; trophy
卑
low; inferior in quality
背
carry on the back; bear
陂
pond; bank

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