璧 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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bì

piece of jade with hole in it

Phonosemantic compound. 玉 represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.

Components

玉 Meaning component

yù

jade

辟 Sound component

pì, bì

law

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bì

piece of jade with hole in it; jade annulus

Most common words with 璧

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	璧	jade annulus
	完璧归赵	lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
	珠联璧合	perfect pair
	中西合璧	harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
	合璧	to match harmoniously