碧 (bì): blue-green
碧 (bì) is a Chinese character meaning “blue-green.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 珀 (structural) and 石 (structural). It ranks #2117 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 碧 a stone 石 like amber 珀; 珀 also provides the pronunciation. 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
- blue-green
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA stone 石 like amber 珀; 珀 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱珀石 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碧眼noun | bì yǎn | blue eyes |
| 碧绿adjective | bì lǜ | dark green |
| 碧蓝noun | bì lán | dark blue |
| 雪碧proper-noun | xuě bì | Sprite (soft drink) |
| 金碧辉煌phrase | jīn bì huī huáng | gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) |
| 倩碧 | qiàn bì | Clinique (brand) |
| 碧空noun | bì kōng | a clear blue sky |
| 碧血noun | bì xuè | blood shed in a just cause |
| 碧玉noun | bì yù | jasper |
| 金发碧眼phrase | jīn fà bì yǎn | fair-haired and blue-eyed |
| 碧海青天 | bì hǎi qīng tiān | green sea, blue sky (idiom) |
| 天水碧 | tiān shuǐ bì | light cyan |
| 小家碧玉phrase | xiǎo jiā bì yù | pretty daughter in a humble family |
| 碧根果noun | bì gēn guǒ | (loanword) pecan |
| 碧江区 | bì jiāng qū | Bijiang, a district of Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou |
碧 appears in 26 compound words: 69 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 19 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 碧 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade; loneliness of faithful widow
green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade; loneliness of faithful widow
Example Sentences
这片湖水碧绿清澈，吸引了很多游客前来观赏。
Zhè piàn húshuǐ bìlǜ qīngchè, xīyǐn le hěn duō yóukè qiánlái guānshǎng.
This lake water is emerald green and clear, attracting many tourists to come and admire it.
...1独家|民建联换届三弃选议员退出执委 黄碧娇自动当选监察委员
. . . 1 dú jiā mín jiàn lián huàn jiè sān qì xuǎn yì yuán tuì chū zhí wěi huáng bì jiāo zì dòng dāng xuǎn jiān chá wěi yuán
...1 Exclusive | Three DAB Members Who Withdrew from the Election Step Down from the Executive Committee; Wong Pik-kiu Automatically Elected as Supervisory Committee Member
向华强遗产全交郭碧婷管理 向佑不满遭放逐:经秘书来跟我联络
xiàng huá qiáng yí chǎn quán jiāo guō bì 婷 guǎn lǐ xiàng yòu bù mǎn zāo fàng zhú : jīng mì shū lái gēn wǒ lián lào
Xiang Huaqiang's estate was fully handed over to Guo Biting for management Xiang You was dissatisfied with being exiled: contact me through the secretary
行走美丽画卷 | 江苏南京:守护碧水 城市与长江的“双向奔赴”
háng zǒu měi lí huà juǎn jiāng sū nán jīng : shǒu hù bì shuǐ chéng shì yǔ cháng jiāng de shuāng xiàng bēn fù
Walking Beautiful Picture Scroll | Nanjing, Jiangsu: Protecting the clear water of the city and the Yangtze River
郭碧融:报道不为奖项与掌声,只为真相
guō bì róng bào dào bù wéi jiǎng xiàng yǔ zhǎng shēng , zhī wéi zhēn xiāng
Guo Birong: Reporting is not for awards or applause, but for the truth.
(新春走基层)福建屏南:古桥“万安”横碧水 乡宴“..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng fú jiàn bǐng nán gǔ qiáo wàn ān héng bì shuǐ xiāng yàn . .
(Spring Festival Grassroots Report) Pingnan, Fujian: Ancient Wan'an Bridge Spans Emerald Waters, Village Feasts...
他想找一位金发碧眼的欧洲女人。
Tā xiǎng zhǎo yī wèi jīnfàbìyǎn de ōuzhōu nǚrén.
I want to find a blonde, blue-eyed European woman.
海水看起来一片碧绿，巨大的冰山漂浮在周围。
Hǎishuǐ kànqǐlai yī piàn bìlǜ, jùdà de bīngshān piāofú zài zhōuwéi.
The sea looked quite green, and large icebergs were floating about.
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