碑 bei¹ {bēi}

1. a monument
2. an upright stone tablet
3. stele
4. CL: 塊,面

碑記〔-记〕 bei¹ gei³ {bēi jì}

a record of events inscribed on a tablet

碑刻 bei¹ hak¹ {bēi kè}

inscription on stone tablet

碑碣 bei¹ kit³ {bēi jié}

stone tablet (with inscription)

碑林 bei¹ lam⁴ {Bēi lín}

1. Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an)
2. Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi

碑文 bei¹ man⁴ {bēi wén}

inscription on a tablet

碑銘〔-铭〕 bei¹ ming⁴ {bēi míng}

inscription on stone tablet

碑額〔-额〕 bei¹ ngaak⁶ {bēi é}

the top part of a tablet

碑石 bei¹ sek⁶ {bēi shí}

1. stele
2. vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions

碑亭 bei¹ ting⁴ {bēi tíng}

pavilion housing a stele

碑帖 bei¹ tip³ {bēi tiè}

a rubbing from a stone inscription

碑誌〔-志〕 bei¹ zi³ {bēi zhì}

historical record inscribed on tablet

碑座 bei¹ zo⁶ {bēi zuò}

pedestal for stone tablet

碑林區〔--区〕 bei¹ lam⁴ keoi¹ {Bēi lín Qū}

Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi