pián

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Meaning of

骈 means parallel; side-by-side; arranged in pairs; a surname. Pronounced pián.

  • parallel; side-by-side; arranged in pairs
  • a surname

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
yòng
le
hěn
duō
pián
 

This essay uses many parallel sentences.

Jié
qìng
 
jiē
shàng
xíng
rén
pián
jiān
jiē
zhǒng
 

During the festival, pedestrians on the street were shoulder to shoulder.

Pián
wén
shì
Zhōng
guó
dài
de
zhǒng
wén
 

Parallel prose is a genre of writing in ancient China.