(piàn)

HSK 24 strokes
Readingspiànpiān

disk

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
piàn / piān
Meaning
disk; sheet
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿸??

Half of a tree trunk; compare 爿

A drawing of the thing it names.

How to write step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

piàn
HSK 2

picture; photograph

Open 图片 page →
yǐngpiàn
HSK 2

a copy of a film

Open 影片 page →
HSK 4

animated film

Open 动画片 page →
míngpiàn
HSK 4

(business) card

Open 名片 page →
chàngpiàn
HSK 4

gramophone record

Open 唱片 page →
piàn
HSK 7-9

card

Open 卡片 page →
piàn
HSK 7-9

wide expanse

Open 大片 page →
shàngpiàn

(of a movie) to start screening (Tw)

Open 上片 page →

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