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漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

璧: sphere, ball

N1 (our estimate)18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

玉 carries the meaning · 辟 is drawn in

18 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ヘキheki · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 完璧かんぺき
  • 璧へきbi (ancient Chinese artifact
  • 双璧そうへき(two) matchless things

Also read たま, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Treasure in your hand! Imagine holding a perfectly round, shimmering jade ball or a string of precious gems.”
More in the 玉 jewelry story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
辟

Also built on 辟

玉

Also built on jewelry (玉)

All 3

Also read ヘキ

3 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
璧 sphere · 玉
vs壁 wall · 土
璧 has 玉 where 壁 has 土.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · bì

Same form: 璧 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
璧 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
璧 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin bì most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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