bēi

a monument

an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]

Stone (石) + sound bēi (卑) = upright stone monument

The stone radical (石) carries the full meaning here — a slab of rock erected to commemorate. 卑 primarily contributes the sound bēi and can be set aside for meaning purposes.

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公园里有一块古老的石

gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yī kuài gǔ lǎo de shí bēi。

In the park there is an ancient stone stele.

这面上刻着很多年前的文字。

zhè miàn bēi shàng kè zhe hěn duō nián qián de wén zì。

This stone tablet has writing from many years ago carved on it.

Words with 碑

纪念碑

jì niàn bēi

monument

里程碑

lǐ chéng bēi

milestone

高碑店

gāo bēi diàn

see 高碑店市[Gao1 bei1 dian4 Shi4]

高碑店市

gāo bēi diàn shì

Gaobeidian, a county-level city in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei

五人墓碑记

wǔ rén mù bēi jì

Five Men's Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[Zhang1 Pu3] commemorating five martyrs who died resisting the tyranny of Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢|魏忠贤[Wei4 Zhong1 xian2] during the late Ming dynasty

人民英雄纪念碑

rén mín yīng xióng jì niàn bēi

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

俗谚口碑

sú yàn kǒu bēi

common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

口碑

kǒu bēi

public praise

口碑流传

kǒu bēi liú chuán

widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

口碑载道

kǒu bēi zài dào

lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere

墓碑

mù bēi

gravestone

方尖碑

fāng jiān bēi

obelisk

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