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piān

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piān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
piān | pian1
English translation
disk
sheet
thin piece
flake
a slice
film
TV play
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral [yī]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
slice, splinter; page, strip

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About piān

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

77

Traditional form

piān

Contains the radical

piān

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

Half of a tree trunk; compare  qiáng

Etymology of piān

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿸??

Explanation

Pictograph of a slice of a tree, taken from the right half of (tree).

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Example sentences using piān

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孩子 háizi men 照片 zhàopiàn 全都 quán dōu 翻得乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo .

The kids have muddled up all the photos.

dàn 照片 zhàopiàn 出来 chū lái , Huán zhēn de yǒu diǎn Dōng Shī de 风范 fēng fàn .

But the picture wash out, really have a bit east Shi demeanor.

医生 yīshēng gěi le 一些 yī xiē 止疼 piān 减缓 jiǎn huǎn 疼痛 téng tòng .

The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain.

狂风 kuáng fēng 仿 fǎng yāo chuán 撕成碎片 suì piàn 似的 shìde .

The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.

xiǎng zhēn 周到 zhōudào , gěi 明信片 míng xìn piàn .

It was very considerate of you to send me a postcard.

Words with piān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
piān flake piān
照片 zhàopiàn photograph照片 zhàopiàn
图片 tú piàn image圖片
影片 yǐng piàn film影片 yǐng piàn
唱片 chàng piàn LP唱片 chàng piàn
芯片 xīn piàn computer chip芯片 xīn piàn
片子 piān zi film片子 piān zi
碎片 suì piàn chip碎片 suì piàn
名片 míngpiàn (business) card名片 míngpiàn
卡片 kǎ piàn card卡片 kǎ piàn
大片 dà piàn wide expanse大片 dà piàn
片刻 piànkè a moment片刻 piànkè
片段 piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc)片段 piàn duàn
相片 xiàng piàn image相片 xiàng piàn
明信片 míng xìn piàn postcard明信片 míng xìn piàn
切片 qiē piàn to slice切片 qiē piàn
动画片 dònghuàpiàn animated film動畫片
麦片 mài piàn oatmeal麥片
纪录片 jì lù piàn newsreel紀錄片
胶片 jiāo piàn (photographic) film膠片
药片 yào piàn a (medicine) pill or tablet藥片
片面 piànmiàn unilateral片面 piànmiàn
芯片组 xīn piàn zǔ chipset芯片組
片断 piànduàn section片斷
叶片 yè piàn vane葉片

piān Decomposition & Compounds

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piān Compounds

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  • piān
    • bǎn
    • yuān
      • yūn ,
    • pái , dié , , yuān , tóu , yǒu , piàn , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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