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biǎn

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biǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biǎn | bian3
English translation
a board, sign, or tablet made from bamboo

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About biǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

biǎn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A board  Piān made of bamboo  Piān also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of biǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

匸扁

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Example sentences using biǎn

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牌匾 pái biǎn shǎng zhāo xiē 拉丁文 Lā dīng wén .

Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque.

死者 sǐ zhě 姓名 xìng míng dōu zài 教堂 jiào táng 后面 hòumian de kuài Shí biǎn shǎng 以便 yǐbiàn 后人 hòu rén 铭记 míng jì .

The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.

gāi 公司 gōngsī yòng 泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào 包住 bāo zhù 牌匾 pái biǎn 防止 fángzhǐ zài 运输 yùnshū 过程 guòchéng Zhōng 受损 shòu sǔn

The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.

女王 nǚ wáng 陛下 bì xià 巡视 xún shì wán 这家医院 yīyuàn Hòu wéi 纪念 jìniàn biǎn jiē le

After touring the hospital, Her Majesty unveiled a commemorative plaque.

suǒ 教师 jiào shī 培训 péixùn 学院 xué yuàn wéi gāi 学院 xué yuàn de chuàng zhě le 一块 yī kuài 纪念 jìniàn 牌匾 pái biǎn

The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college's founder.

Words with biǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
biǎn shallow round woven bamboo basket biǎn
牌匾 pái biǎn board (attached to a wall)牌匾 pái biǎn
匾额 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board匾額
横匾 héng biǎn horizontal tablet (for an inscription)橫匾

biǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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