碧

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green jade; bluish green; blue; jade

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A stone 石 like amber 珀; 珀 also provides the pronunciation

Components 珀石

green jade · Heisig RSH #1603

jewel + dove + 石 stone

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
金发碧眼	jīn fà bì yǎn	fair-haired and blue-eyed; blonde; of Western appearance
碧海青天	bì hǎi qīng tiān	green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade; loneliness of faithful widow
小家碧玉	xiǎo jiā bì yù	pretty daughter in a humble family
天水碧	tiān shuǐ bì	light cyan
碧江区	Bì jiāng Qū	Bijiang, a district of Tongren City 銅仁市\|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou
碧根果	bì gēn guǒ	(loanword) pecan
碧眼	bì yǎn	blue eyes
碧空	bì kōng	a clear blue sky
碧江	Bì jiāng	see 碧江區\|碧江区[Bi4 jiang1 Qu1]
碧血	bì xuè	blood shed in a just cause
碧玉	bì yù	jasper
碧欧泉	Bì ōu quán	Biotherm (brand name)
碧螺春	bì luó chūn	biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near La…
碧绿	bì lǜ	dark green
碧瓦	bì wǎ	green; glazed tile
雪碧	Xuě bì	Sprite (soft drink)
碧蓝	bì lán	dark blue
碧昂丝	Bì áng sī	Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
碧池	bì chí	bitch (loanword) (Internet slang); clear water pond
碧草如茵	bì cǎo rú yīn	green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on