1. 篇
  2. 章

篇

Previous (爷)Next (肉)
  • 1006th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
篇→
⺮扁
2Radical
篇→
⺮bamboo户door/house冂upside down box艹grass
3Graphical
篇→
⺮丨匚丶冂艹

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piān (pian1)sheet • piece of writing • bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) • classifier for written items: chapter, article

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 篇 piān (pian1)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'biǎn' (bian3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 篇 piān (pian1)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

篇章 
长篇 (長篇)

Uncommon

千篇一律 
篇幅 
诗篇 (詩篇)
开篇 (開篇)

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章

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Previous (够)Next (音)
  • 539th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 19 characters

Decomposition

1Once
章→
立早
2Radical
章→
立stand erect日sun/day十ten
3Graphical
章→
一丶丷一口一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāng (Zhang1)surname Zhang
2. zhāng (zhang1)chapter • section • clause • movement (of symphony) • seal • badge • regulation • order

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

章 also appears in:
障彰璋赣漳樟蟑瘴嶂鄣獐幛嫜瞕竷麞鏱蔁騿

Example Words

Common

勋章 (勛章)

Uncommon

徽章 
文章 
章鱼 (章魚)

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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.
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