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Taxonomy of meanings for 碑:　　

碑 bēi (OC: pre MC: pɯiɛ) 彼為切平廣韻：【釋名曰本葬時所設臣子追述君父之功以書其上】
- PILLAR
  - n(sometimes inscribed?) pillar; post
- TOMBSTONE
  - ninscribed stele
- LITERARY GENRE
  - nstele inscriptionCH
- TEXT

Additional information about 碑

說文解字: 【碑】，豎石也。〔小徐本作「豎石紀功德。」〕从石、卑聲。【府睂切】

Criteria

TOMBSTONE

1. The current word for an inscribed tombstone or stele is bēi 碑, and specifically this was of square form.

2. Jié 碣 refers to the round inscribed tombstone.

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Support from Heidelberg University - Cluster of Excellence - Asia and Europe in a Global Context and IKOS - University of Oslo gratefully acknowledged.

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