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Meaning of 碑

Pinyin bēi

Radical

石

Strokes

Definition

a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele

Usage

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碑 [bēi] 名词 1. 刻上文字纪念事业、功勋或作为标记的石头。 (A stone inscribed with text to commemorate achievements or serve as a marker.) 例: 石碑，丰碑，墓碑，口碑，碑文，碑刻，碑拓，碑林，里程碑（a. A marker placed beside a road to record distance; b. A significant event in history that serves as a symbol or marker.）有口皆碑。 (Everyone agrees on it.) 2. 竖石 (Upright stone) 引: 《说文》：碑，竖石也。 (From "Shuōwén": A 'bēi' is an upright stone.) “上当碑南陈。” (In "Rites of Zhou": 'There should be a stone in front to observe the sun’s shadow.') (宫必有碑，所以识日景引阴阳也。宗庙则丽牲焉以取毛血。其材，宫庙以石，窆用木。) 3. 石碑 (Stone tablet) 引: 宋·王安石《游褒禅山记》：有碑仆道。 (Song Dynasty: Wang Anshi wrote in "Journey to Mount Baochan": There is a stone tablet on the road.) 《释名·释典艺》：碑，被也。此本葬时所设也。 (From "Shìmíng": A 'bēi' refers to a covering. Originally set during burial.) 4. 碑文 (Inscription) 例: 碑拓（碑刻的拓本） (Example: A rubbing of the inscribed text on the stone.)

墓碑 mù bēi

gravestone / tombstone

碑帖 bēi tiè

a rubbing from a stone inscription

有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi

every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

石碑 shí bēi

stele / stone tablet (for inscription) / CL:方[fang1]

纪念碑 jì niàn bēi

monument

里程碑 lǐ chéng bēi

milestone

碑文 bēi wén

inscription on a tablet

碑座 bēi zuò

pedestal for stone tablet

碑刻 bēi kè

inscription on stone tablet

口碑 kǒu bēi

public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom

碑铭 bēi míng

inscription on stone tablet

碑石 bēi shí

stele / vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions

碑林 Bēi lín

Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an) / Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi

碑志 bēi zhì

historical record inscribed on tablet

界碑 jiè bēi

boundary stone / table marking border

里程碑式 lǐ chéng bēi shì

milestone / landmark

碑碣 bēi jié

stone tablet (with inscription)

碑记 bēi jì

a record of events inscribed on a tablet

大石碑 dà shí bēi

Big stele

碑亭 bēi tíng

pavilion housing a stele