Definitions

(adjective) jade green; bluish green
(noun) jade

Etymology

A stone  like amber  also provides the pronunciation

About

The character "碧" derives from a structural composition that integrates the jade radical "王" with the element "白" for whiteness and "石" for stone, collectively implying a stone with qualities resembling pale or greenish jade. Its earliest recorded meanings centered on a specific type of green jade or bluish-green mineral, but over time the term expanded to denote the color spectrum between green and blue, frequently applied in classical poetry and prose to describe natural features like clear waters, serene skies, or verdant landscapes. This evolution from a concrete noun to an abstract color adjective enriched its literary utility while its graphical form, consisting of these combined components, remained consistent across centuries of written language.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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湖水绿清澈。

Húshuǐ bìlǜ qīngchè.

The lake water is emerald green and clear.

她有一条蓝的裙子。

Tā yǒu yī tiáo bìlán de qúnzi.

She has an azure dress.

波荡漾的湖面非常美丽。

Bìbō dàngyàng de húmiàn fēichāng měilì.

The lake surface with rippling blue waves is very beautiful.

远处有绿的群山。

Yuǎnchù yǒu bìlǜ de qúnshān.

There are emerald green mountains in the distance.

阳光下的海闪闪发光。

Yángguāng xià de bìhǎi shǎnshǎn fāguāng.

The blue sea under the sunlight shines brightly.

今天的天空蓝而晴朗。

Jīntiān de tiānkōng bìlán ér qínglǎng.

Today's sky is azure and clear.

绿的荷叶衬托着粉红的荷花。

Bìlǜ de héyè chèntuō zhe fěnhóng de héhuā.

The emerald green lotus leaves set off the pink lotus flowers.

绿的山峦在晨雾中若隐若现。

Bìlǜ de shānluán zài chénwù zhōng ruòyǐnruòxiàn.

The emerald green mountains loom in the morning mist.