Meaning
disc; sheet; a slice; piece; flake; thin
Chinese: 薄片、片段，也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pian” becomes a different word in each tone. 片 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 照片zhào piànphotograph
- 图片tú piànpicture; photograph
- 影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
- 药片yào piàna (medicine) pill or tablet
- 唱片chàng piàngramophone record; LP; music CD; musical album
Example Sentence
他吃了一片面包。Tā chī le yí piàn miàn bāo.He ate a slice of bread.
他Tāhe吃chīto eat了le(completed action)一yíone片面piàn miànunilateral包bāoto cover。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of the right half of a split tree (木): ‘a flat thin piece, slice, sheet, slip; a film, photo; partial, one-sided, incomplete; a measure word for flat or scenic things’ (照片, 一片, 片面).
A way to remember it
Half a split tree — a thin slice, a sheet; a film (照片).