碑 (bēi): monument
碑 (bēi) is a Chinese character meaning “monument.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 石 (semantic) and 卑 (phonetic). It ranks #2153 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 碑 stone. Its radical form 石 (stone) appears in many related characters such as 确 (què, certain, true), 碗 (wǎn, bowl), 碰 (pèng, to touch, to bump).
Definitions
- monument
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墓碑noun | mù bēi | gravestone |
| 纪念碑noun | jì niàn bēi | monument |
| 里程碑noun | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone |
| 石碑noun | shí bēi | stele |
| 口碑noun | kǒu bēi | public praise |
| 碑文noun | bēi wén | inscription on a tablet |
| 碑铭noun | bēi míng | inscription on stone tablet |
| 界碑noun | jiè bēi | tablet marking the boundary between two regions, districts etc |
| 有口皆碑phrase | yǒu kǒu jiē bēi | every voice gives praise (idiom) |
| 树碑立传 | shù bēi lì zhuàn | lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom) |
| 丰碑noun | fēng bēi | large inscribed stele |
| 人民英雄纪念碑 | rén mín yīng xióng jì niàn bēi | Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square |
| 口碑流传 | kǒu bēi liú chuán | widely praised (idiom) |
| 口碑载道 | kǒu bēi zài dào | lit. praise fills the roads (idiom) |
| 无字碑 | wú zì bēi | stone tablet without inscription |
碑 appears in 36 compound words: 42 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 碑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere; universal approbation
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to monumentalize; to glorify
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere; universal approbation
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to monumentalize; to glorify
Example Sentences
这座纪念碑是为了纪念战争中牺牲的英雄们。
Zhè zuò jìniànbēi shì wèi le jìniàn zhànzhēng zhōng xīshēng de yīngxióngmen.
This monument is to commemorate the heroes who sacrificed in the war.
台歐盟品種權合作新里程碑 品種權採認擴大納入文心蘭
tái 歐 méng pǐn 種 權 gě zuò xīn lǐ chéng bēi pǐn 種 權 採 認 擴 dà 納 rù wén xīn 蘭
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汤森路透股价因AI里程碑飙升12%
tāng sēn lù tòu gǔ jià yīn lǐ chéng bēi biāo shēng
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湯森路透股價因AI里程碑飆升12%
湯 sēn lù tòu gǔ 價 yīn lǐ chéng bēi 飆 shēng
Thomson Reuters shares soar 12% due to AI milestone
Axogen將於FDA批准里程碑後公布財報
將 於 pī zhǔn lǐ chéng bēi 後 gōng bù 財 報
Axogen will release its financial results following the FDA approval milestone.
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zhì huì 經 營 華 ān 醫 學 總 經 lǐ jiāng 銘 燦 lǐ chéng bēi guǎn lǐ 術 yǒu yī tào
Smart Management / Hua'an Medical General Manager Jiang Mingcan Milestone Management Techniques: A Proven Approach
登月是一项里程碑式的成就。
Dēngyuè shì yī xiàng lǐchéngbēi shì de chéngjiù.
The moon landing was a monumental achievement.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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