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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "碑", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "碑", and master the standard way of writing the character "碑".
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碑 (bēi)
1. 刻上文字纪念事业、功勋或作为标记的石头。
1. A stone inscribed with text to commemorate achievements or as a marker.
- 石~。 (stone tablet)
- 丰~。 (monument of merit)
- 墓~。 (tombstone)
- 口~。 (mouth tablet)
- ~文。 (inscription)
- ~碣。 (stone tablet)
- ~刻(刻在碑上的文字或图画)。 (inscriptions or pictures carved on the tablet)
- ~拓(tà )。 (rubbings from the tablet)
- ~帖。 (tablet slip)
- ~林。 (forest of tablets)
- 里程~ (a. a marker beside the road to record mileage; b. signifies significant events in historical development).
- 有口皆~。 (everyone acknowledges it)
2. 竖石 ([En.] upright stone)
- 古时宫、庙门前用来观测日影及拴牲畜的竖石。
- In ancient times, a vertical stone used to observe the sun's shadow and tie livestock in front of palaces and temples.
3. 石碑 ([En.] stone tablet)
- 石上刻着文字,作为纪念物或标记,也用以刻文告。秦代称刻石,汉以后称碑。
- A stone inscribed with text, used as a monument or marker, also used to carve announcements. In the Qin Dynasty, it was referred to as "carved stone," while after the Han Dynasty, it was called "tablet".
4. 碑文,文体的一种 ([En.] inscription)
- A form of writing.
引 (examples and citations)
1. 《说文》:碑,竖石也。
- "Shuōwén": A tablet is an upright stone.
2. 《仪礼·聘礼》:上当碑南陈。
- "Yí Lǐ": There must be a tablet to observe the sun's position.
3. 《礼记·檀弓》:公室设丰碑。
- "Lǐ Jì": In a public place, set up a grand tablet.
4. 《礼记·祭义》:君牵牲…既入庙门,丽(拴)于碑。
- "Lǐ Jì": The ruler ties the livestock… after entering the temple gate, they are tied to the tablet.
例 (examples)
- 又如: 楔形碑; 碑文; 碑记; 石碑; 丰碑; 界碑; 路碑; 墓碑; 里程碑
- Such as: wedge-shaped tablets; inscriptions; tablet records; stone tablets; monuments of merit; boundary markers; road markers; tombstones; milestone markers.