碧 meaning and stroke order
Jade; green, blue
How to write 碧, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 碧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- green jade
- bluish green
- blue
- jade
How 碧 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A stone 石 like amber 珀; 珀 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 碧
On top sits 珀 (pò, amber), a precious gem, and below it sits 石 (shí, stone). Picture a gem-like stone glowing a deep blue-green, and you have 碧, green jade and its color.
碧 is mostly literary and appears in set words and descriptions of nature, such as clear water, sky, or leaves. It is common in 碧绿 (bìlǜ) and 碧蓝 (bìlán). Example: 湖水碧绿。(Húshuǐ bìlǜ.) The lake water is deep green.
Common mistake: Learners often split the top as 王 plus 白 and forget it forms 珀, or they write 石 too small and squeeze it under. Also, 碧 is fourth tone bì, not pò like its component 珀.
Common words with 碧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
碧 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 碧
How many strokes are in 碧?
碧 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 碧 mean?
碧 (bì) means jade; green, blue. A common word with it is 碧绿 (bìlǜ), meaning "dark green".
How do you pronounce 碧?
碧 is pronounced bì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 碧?
The radical of 碧 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 碧 under this radical.
Is 碧 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 碧 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 碧 mean green or blue?
It covers both, describing a clear blue-green like jade or deep water. The word it pairs with decides the shade: 碧绿 leans green, while 碧蓝 (bìlán) and 碧空 (bìkōng, blue sky) lean blue.
Can I use 碧 alone to say something is green in daily speech?
Not usually. In everyday speech people say 绿 (lǜ) or 蓝 (lán). 碧 sounds poetic and mostly appears in fixed words, names, and written descriptions like 金发碧眼.