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璧

jade annulus

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How 璧 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

玉 (semantic, “jade”) + 辟 (phonetic, pì)

components: 辟 玉

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 辟

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 辟 (pì) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
辟 sound component pì law, rule; to open up, to develop
壁 bì partition, wall; rampart
避 bì to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
臂 bì arm
劈 pī to chop, to cut apart; to split
癖 pǐ craving, addiction; habit, hobby; indigestion
僻 pì out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox
霹 pī thunderclap, crashing thunder
擘 bò thumb; to rip, to tear; to split, to analyze
譬 pì example; metaphor, simile
噼 pī onomatopoetic, the sound of something cracking
襞 bì pleat, fold, crease
檗 bò tree
嬖 bì a favorite, a minion; to show favor; to enjoy the favor of
擗 pǐ to beat the breast
甓 pì bricks, glazed tiles
薜 bì evergreen shrub; Ligusticum
鐾 bèi a flat iron cooking-plate for cakes

Words containing 璧

WordPinyinMeaning
中西合璧 Zhōng Xī hé bì harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
璧山区 Bì shān Qū Bishan, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
珠流璧转 zhū liú bì zhuǎn lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time; water under the bridge
珠联璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination; perfect pair
完璧之身 wán bì zhī shēn undefiled (girl); virgin; (of computer system) clean; uncorrupted
灵璧县 Líng bì Xiàn Lingbi, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市[Su4 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
怀璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a c…
璧山 Bì shān see 璧山區|璧山区[Bi4 shan1 Qu1]
合璧 hé bì to match harmoniously
连璧 lián bì to join jade annuli; fig. to combine two good things
璧玉 bì yù jade disk with a hole in the center
白璧无瑕 bái bì wú xiá impeccable moral integrity
灵璧 Líng bì see 靈璧縣|灵璧县[Ling2 bi4 Xian4]
完璧归赵 wán bì guī Zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its ri…
白璧微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá a slight blemish
璧还 bì huán return (a borrowed object) with thanks; decline (a gift) with thanks
璧谢 bì xiè decline (a gift) with thanks
完璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade; (fig.) perfect person or thing; virgin; to return sth intact
红璧玺 hóng bì xǐ topaz
拱璧 gǒng bì a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center; fig. a treasure