Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound.
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篇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
篇
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
篇
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
篇
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
篇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
篇 [piān]
sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
Japanese
noun
- compilation (of a text); editing
- volume (of a text)
- completed literary work
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (45)
篇章 [piānzhāng] #20,574
writing
篇幅 [piānfu] #36,221
length (of a piece of writing)
长篇 [chángpiān] #25,164
lengthy (report or speech)
长篇 [chángpiān] #25,164
lengthy (report or speech)
千篇一律 [qiānpiānyīlǜ] #24,635
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
诗篇 [shīpiān] #26,744
a poem
诗篇 [shīpiān] #26,744
a poem
短篇小说 [duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō] #25,255
short story
短篇小说 [duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō] #25,255
short story
开篇 [kāipiān] #30,372
start of literary work
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JAPANESE WORDS (32)
⭐ 編 [へん] #10,180
compilation (of a text)
本編 [ほんぺん] #22,626
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.)
⭐ 続編 [ぞくへん] #30,218
continuation
⭐ 短編 [たんぺん] #33,210
short (e.g. story, film)
⭐ 長編 [ちょうへん] #36,450
long (e.g. novel, film)
一篇 [いっぺん] #49,650
piece (e.g. poetry)
後編 [こうへん] #54,169
latter part (of book, etc.)
短編小説 [たんぺんしょうせつ] #54,607
short story
前編 [ぜんぺん] #54,751
first part
長編小説 [ちょうへんしょうせつ] #61,858
(full-length) novel
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