• 455th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 160 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piān (pian1)disc • sheet
2. piàn (pian4)thin piece • flake • a slice • film • TV play • to slice • to carve thin • partial • incomplete • one-sided • classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water • classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc • used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for piān (pian1)The component is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for piān (pian1)The component is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for piàn (pian4)The component is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for piàn (pian4)The component is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

图片 (圖片)
照片 

Uncommon

一片 
切片 
动画片 (動畫片)
卡片 
名片 
唱片 
大片 
影片 
恐怖片 
明信片 
片刻 
片子 
片段 
相片 
短片 
碎片 
纪录片 (紀錄片)
肉片 
芯片 
薯片 
预告片 (預告片)

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  • 434th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 146 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
N/AoneNo glyph availableaxe
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. duàn (duan4)to break • to snap • to cut off • to give up or abstain from sth • to judge • (usu. used in the negative) absolutely, definitely,decidedly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

不断 (不斷)
果断 (果斷)

Uncommon

中断 (中斷)
切断 (切斷)
判断 (判斷)
判断力 (判斷力)
剪断 (剪斷)
割断 (割斷)
垄断 (壟斷)
打断 (打斷)
折断 (折斷)
挂断 (掛斷)
推断 (推斷)
斩断 (斬斷)
断奶 (斷奶)
断定 (斷定)
断断续续 (斷斷續續)
断桥 (斷橋)
断气 (斷氣)
断然 (斷然)
断章取义 (斷章取義)
断绝 (斷絕)
断线 (斷線)
断肠 (斷腸)
断裂 (斷裂)
断送 (斷送)
断电 (斷電)
武断 (武斷)
决断 (決斷)
源源不断 (源源不斷)
片断 (片斷)
藕断丝连 (藕斷絲連)
诊断 (診斷)
间断 (間斷)
阻断 (阻斷)
隔断 (隔斷)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.