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The character "碧" is structured from the components "王" representing jade, "白" for white, and "石" for stone, which collectively indicated a type of greenish-blue jade stone in its earliest uses. This compositional etymology points to its initial meaning as a concrete noun for a specific mineral, often associated with pale green or azure hues. Over centuries, the semantic focus shifted from the stone itself to the color it exemplified, resulting in its modern primary function as a descriptor for shades of green and blue.
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湖水碧绿清澈。
她有一条碧蓝的裙子。
碧波荡漾的湖面非常美丽。
远处有碧绿的群山。
阳光下的碧海闪闪发光。
今天的天空碧蓝而晴朗。
碧绿的荷叶衬托着粉红的荷花。
碧绿的山峦在晨雾中若隐若现。