片 piān / piàn — disc; sheet; a slice; piece; flake; thin
他吃了一片面包。Tā chī le yí piàn miàn bāo.He ate a slice of bread.
Common words: 照片 (zhào piàn)、图片 (tú piàn)、影片 (yǐng piàn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "sheet"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "sheet", including 片 (piān / piàn), 篇 (piān). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "sheet" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 片 (piān / piàn), 篇 (piān) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span piān, piàn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 片 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 片 piān / piàndisc; sheet; a slice; piece; flake; thinUseful words: 照片, 图片
- 篇 piānsheet; piece of writing; (a measure word); chapter; articleUseful words: 篇幅, 开篇
Common words for these 2 "sheet" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 片 (piān / piàn) — so "sheet" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "sheet".
篇 piān — sheet; piece of writing; (a measure word); chapter; article
这篇作文写得很好。Zhè piān zuò wén xiě de hěn hǎo.This essay is well written.
Common words: 篇幅 (piān fu)、开篇 (kāi piān)、长篇 (cháng piān)
All 2 characters
Open 片、篇 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.