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碧 = 王 + 石 + 白

碧 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “blue-green”. It is built from 王 (king), 石 (stone) and 白 (white). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2634.

Keyword
blue-green
RTK frame
2634
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘキ, ヒャク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
blue, сине-зеленый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
碧 jade

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 石 stone
  3. 白 white

How to find 碧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “stone” + “white”. 碧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 碧 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.