懂中文 Dong Chinese

璧

bì

piece of jade with hole in it

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

Components
玉 meaning component

玉  Meaning component

yù

  

jade

辟 sound component

辟  Sound component

pì, bì

  

law

Evolution

璧 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
璧 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
璧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
璧 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
璧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

璧  

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