piān

片

Character · Pronunciation note

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

pronunciation note

see below; pronunciation note

literary

This pronunciation is typically used in specific compounds or literary contexts, with the primary pronunciation being 'piàn'.

Piàn片
 ，
jiàn见
xià下
 。

Piàn, see below.

Lìng另
jiàn见
11
00
44
33
yè页
piànp
 i
 à
 n
 。

See also page 1043 for 'piàn'.

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Zhè这
ge个
zì字
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
dú读
piānp
 i
 ā
 n
 。

This character is pronounced 'piān' here.

Piàn片
yán言
zhǐ只
yǔ语
zhōng中
de的
 "
piàn片
 "
dú读
piànp
bùi
shìà
piānn
 ，
 不
 是
 p
 i
 ā
 n
 。

In the phrase '片言只语', '片' is pronounced 'piàn', not 'piān'.

Zài在
yī一
xiē些
gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
 ，
piàn片
kě可
néng能
dú读
piānp
 i
 ā
 n
 。

In some classical texts, '片' might be pronounced 'piān'.