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piān

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piān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
piān | pian1
English translation
to fly, to flutter

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About piān

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

piān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

wings

Etymology of piān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扁羽

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Piān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Piān represents the sound.

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Example sentences using piān

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chūn yuè 抬头 tái tóu 看看 kàn kan 天空 tiānkōng ,浮想联翩 fú xiǎng lián piān .

Tilting her head skywards Spring Moon dreamed.

位女演员 yǎnyuán 身穿 shēn chuān 飘逸 piāo yì de 长裙 cháng qún 翩然走进 zǒu jìn 房间 fángjiān .

The actress sailed into the room in her flowing dress.

他们 tā men 遇到 yùdào le wèi 风姿 fēng zī 翩翩 piān piān , 削瘦健谈 jiàn tán de 老人 lǎo rén .

They noticed a beautiful, slim , talkative old man.

chú 杰里米 Jié lǐ mǐ wài 那些 nà xiē 男人 nán rén 看起来 kàn qǐ lai dōu 风度翩翩

Jeremy excepted, the men seemed personable.

观众 guānzhòng 不会 bù huì 忘记 wàngjì 风度翩翩 de 男主角德克 mào zhāo 生命危险达芙妮 Cóng 恶龙爪下救出 jiù chū de 情形 qíngxing

Viewers will remember the dashing hero, Dirk, risking life and limb to rescue Daphne from the dragons.

Words with piān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ
翩翩 piān piān elegant翩翩 piān piān
浮想联翩 fú xiǎng lián piān to let one's imagination roam浮想聯翩
piān to fly fast piān
翩跹 piān xiān spry and lively (of dancing and movements)翩躚
联翩 lián piān wave after wave聯翩

piān Decomposition & Compounds

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