The kanji 碧 primarily represents the color green, specifically the color of jade or a clear, deep blue-green. It evokes a sense of clarity, purity, and often, the beauty of nature. It often describes the color of clear water or the sky.

・On-yomi (音読み): ヘキ (heki) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あお (ao)

⚫︎碧空 (hekikū) Translation: Azure sky, clear sky ⚫︎碧眼 (hekigan) Translation: Blue eyes, or eyes of a color similar to green ⚫︎碧玉 (hekiyoku) Translation: Jade

The kanji 碧 is a phono-semantic compound. ・The semantic component is 石 (ishi), which means "stone" or "jade." ・The phonetic component is 白 (haku/shiro), which means "white." The combination suggests a stone that is white, and by extension, refers to a type of white jade with a greenish hue. Over time, the meaning broadened to encompass a general deep blue-green color.