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The Chinese word pian - 片 - piàn
(slice in Chinese)

Deutsche Übersetzung von pianDeutschDeutsche Übersetzung
Traduction française de pianFrançaisTraduction française
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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

piàn

Listen to pronunciation
(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced piān. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well:
If 片 is pronounced "piān", it means photograph.

English translations

slice, to cut into slices,
flake, parcel

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 片 ( piàn ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( pian / piàn ) with pronunciation (English translation: slice )
The traditional Chinese characters of piàn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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片 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

part  |  disc
片 ( pian / piàn ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 411)
Chinese example words containing the character 片 ( pian / piàn )
唱片 ( chàngpiàn = disc ), 动画片 ( dònghuàpiān = animation ), 明信片 ( míngxìnpiàn = postcard ), 片刻 ( piànkè = moment ), 图片 ( túpiàn = picture ), 洗照片 ( xĭzhàopiàn = to develop ), 照片 ( zhàopiàn = photo ), 侦探片 ( zhēntànpiān = crime movie )
Other characters that are pronounced piàn in Chinese
骗 (to cheat)
More words that mean slice in Chinese
piān ( 片 )
More words that mean to cut into slices in Chinese
piān ( 片 )

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