片 (piàn)
slice/piece/measure word for flat objects
How 片 is written
- Strokes
- 4
- Traditional
- 片
- Simplified
- 片 (unchanged)
片 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- piān
- disc; sheet
- piàn
- thin piece; flake; a slice; film
Common words using 片
- 圖片 túpiàn
- image; picture; photograph
- 照片 zhàopiàn
- photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]
- 一片 yīpiàn
- piece; slice
- 切片 qiēpiàn
- a slice; thin section of specimen for examination (as part of biopsy); slide prepared for microscopy
- 動畫片 dònghuàpiàn
- animated film
- 卡片 kǎpiàn
- card
- 唱片 chàngpiàn
- gramophone record; LP; CL:張|张[zhang1]
- 大片 dàpiàn
- wide expanse; large area; vast stretch
- 影片 yǐngpiàn
- film; movie; CL:部[bu4]
- 恐怖片 kǒngbùpiàn
- horror movie; CL:部[bu4]
- 明信片 míngxìnpiàn
- postcard
- 片刻 piànkè
- short period of time; a moment
片 in a sentence
我想吃一片吐司。
Wǒ xiǎng chī yí piàn tǔsī.
“I want to eat a slice of toast.”
How common is 片?
片 is the 455th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 73.8% of all running text.
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