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片	U+7247, 片 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7247

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[U+7246]

CJK Unified Ideographs

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[U+7248]

⽚	U+2F5A, ⽚ KANGXI RADICAL SLICE

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[U+2F59]

Kangxi Radicals

⽛ →
[U+2F5B]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

片 (Kangxi radical 91, 片+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 中中一中 (LLML) or 中中一弓 (LLMN), four-corner 2202₇, composition ⿰丿⿱丄𠃍)

Kangxi radical #91, ⽚.

Derived characters

Appendix:Chinese radical/片
𠯯, 𫭡, 𭖎, 扸, 沜, 𭤬, 㭊, 𤕰, 䏒, 𤰽, 𭽌, 𥞄, 𥩜, 𥸺, 𧈼, 𧦓, 𨐏, 𣶁, 𬫄, 𩢝, 𧌨, 魸
𠛁, 𢦤, 𣂔, 㲏, 覑, 𧣉, 𬷃, 𪚖, 𡵫, 𩂌, 𨳭

References

KangXi: page 692, character 36

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19813

Dae Jaweon: page 1105, character 25

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2014, character 1

Unihan data for U+7247

Chinese

trad.		片
simp. ^#		片

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 片
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (片) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
爿	braːn, zaŋ
片	*pʰeːns
沜	*pʰaːns

Mirror image of 爿 (OC *braːn, “piece”).

Shuowen: Half of 木 (“wood; tree”) to denote “to pare; to slice”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): piàn, piān (pian⁴, pian¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˋ, ㄆㄧㄢ
(Chengdu, SP): pian³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): pin³, pin^3-2
(Taishan, Wiktionary): pen¹, pen^1*
Gan (Wiktionary): pien³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): phién / phien
(Meixian, Guangdong): piên³
Jin (Wiktionary): pie²
Min Bei (KCR): pi̿ng
Min Dong (BUC): piéng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): phìⁿ / phiàn
(Teochew, Peng'im): piang³ / piêng³ / pin³
Wu (Wiktionary): phi (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): pienn⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piàn
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien⁴
  - Yale: pyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piann
  - Palladius: пянь (pjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰjɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piànr
  - Wade–Giles: pʻianrh⁴
  - Yale: pyànr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piall
  - Palladius: пяnр (pjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰjɑɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piān
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pian
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien¹
  - Yale: pyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pian
  - Palladius: пянь (pjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰjɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pianr
  - Wade–Giles: pʻianrh¹
  - Yale: pyānr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pial
  - Palladius: пяnр (pjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰjɑɻ⁵⁵/

Note: piān - colloquial variant used in the sense “thin piece”, especially an electronic item, such as films, photographs, discs.

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: pian³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiɛn⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pin³, pin^3-2
  - Yale: pin, pín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin³, pin^3-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin³, pin^3-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn³³/, /pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: pen¹, pen^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰen³³/, /pʰen³³⁻³³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: pien³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiɛn²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phién / phien
  - Hakka Romanization System: pien` / pien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pian³ / pian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en³¹/, /pʰi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: piên³
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰiɛn³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: pie²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰxie⁵³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: pi̿ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: piéng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiɛŋ²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phìⁿ / phiàn
  - Tâi-lô: phìnn / phiàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvix, phiexn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰĩ²¹/, /pʰiɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰĩ⁴¹/, /pʰiɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰĩ²¹/, /pʰiɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰĩ¹¹/, /pʰiɛn¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰĩ²¹/, /pʰiɛn²¹/

Note:

phìⁿ - vernacular;
phiàn - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: piang³ / piêng³ / pin³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phiàng / phièng / phìⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiaŋ²¹³/, /pʰieŋ²¹³/, /pʰĩ²¹³/

Note:

piang3/piêng3 - literary (piêng3 - Chaozhou);
pin3 - vernacular.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: phi (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: pienn⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiẽ⁴⁵/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 片
Mandarin	Beijing	/pʰian⁵¹/
	Harbin	/pʰian⁵³/ 膠～ /pʰian⁴⁴/ 相～兒
	Tianjin	/pʰian²¹/ 影～ /pʰian⁵³/ 量詞
	Jinan	/pʰiã²¹/
	Qingdao	/pʰiã⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/pʰian³¹²/
	Xi'an	/pʰiã⁵³/
	Xining	/pʰiã⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/pʰian⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/pʰiɛ̃n¹³/
	Ürümqi	/pʰian²¹³/
	Wuhan	/pʰiɛn³⁵/
	Chengdu	/pʰian¹³/
	Guiyang	/pʰian²¹³/
	Kunming	/pʰiɛ̃²¹²/
	Nanjing	/pʰien⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/pʰiĩ⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/pʰie⁵³/ 字～～ /pʰie⁴⁵/ 一～
	Pingyao	/pʰie̞⁵³/ 名片 /pʰie̞³⁵/ 女陰
	Hohhot	/pʰie⁵³/ 藥～子 /pʰie⁵⁵/ ～面
Wu	Shanghai	/pʰi³⁵/
	Suzhou	/pʰiɪ⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/pʰiẽ̞⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/pʰi⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/pʰe³²⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/pʰiɛ⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/pʰiẽ⁵⁵/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/pʰiẽ⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/pʰiɛn²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/pʰien³¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/pʰien³¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/pʰin³³/
	Nanning	/pʰin³³/
	Hong Kong	/pʰin³³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/pʰian²¹/ /pʰĩ²¹/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/pʰiɛŋ²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/pʰiŋ³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/pʰiaŋ²¹³/ /pʰĩ²¹³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/fin³⁵/ /fi³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /pʰen^H/

Rime
Character	片
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	普麵切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰen^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰen^H/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰɛn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰɛn^H/
Li Rong	/pʰen^H/
Wang Li	/pʰien^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰien^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	piàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pin³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pʰˤe[n]-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*pʰeːns/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	片
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	piàn
Middle Chinese	‹ phen^H ›
Old Chinese	/*pʰˁe[n]-s/
English	half; partial
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	片
Reading #	1/1
No.	9740
Phonetic component	片
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	片
Old Chinese	/*pʰeːns/

Definitions

片

thin piece; flake; slice
片子 ― piànzi ― flake, small piece
film; TV play; photograph; record
影片 ― yǐngpiàn ― film, movie
片子 ― piānzi ― film, movie, film reel
(Cantonese) video (Classifier: 條／条 c)
(Cantonese, specifically) film; movie (Classifier: 套 c)
賀歲片／贺岁片 [Cantonese] ― ho⁶ seoi³ pin^3-2 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this example)
片商 [Cantonese] ― pin^3-2 soeng¹ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this example)
(medicine) tablet
(dialectal) Short for 尿片 (niàopiàn).
幫BB換片／帮BB换片 [Cantonese] ― bong¹ BB wun⁶ pin^3-2 [Jyutping] ― to change diapers for the baby
纜片／缆片 [Cantonese] ― laam⁶ pin^3-2 [Jyutping] ― to wear a diaper
part of a place; area
(linguistics) subgroup; subdivision of a language
廣府片／广府片 [Cantonese] ― gwong² fu² pin³ [Jyutping] ― Guangfu subgroup (of Yue Chinese)
to slice; to carve thin
partial; incomplete; one-sided
片面 ― piànmiàn ― unilateral, one-sided
Classifier for slices.
一片麵包／一片面包 ― yī piàn miànbāo ― a slice of bread
Classifier for flat objects such as leaves and pieces of paper.
Classifier for small nonspherical medicinal objects such as pills, tablets.
Classifier for tracts of land and areas of water.
- 望著海一片　滿懷倦　無淚也無言 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  望著海一片　满怀倦　无泪也无言 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 1984, 梅艷芳／梅艳芳, 似水流年
  mong⁶ zoek³ hoi² jat¹ pin³, mun⁵ waai⁴ gyun⁶, mou⁴ leoi⁶ jaa⁵ mou⁴ jin⁴ [Jyutping]
  Gazing at the sea, tired, without tears or words
Classifier for CDs, movies and DVDs.
(used with numeral 一) Classifier for scenarios, scenes, feelings, atmospheres, sounds, clouds.
- 為何我心一片空虛 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  为何我心一片空虚 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 1983, 陳百強／陈百强, 偏偏喜歡你／偏偏喜欢你
  wai⁴ ho⁴ ngo⁵ sam¹ jat¹ pin³ hung¹ heoi¹ [Jyutping]
  Why is my heart a tract of emptiness?
(Teochew) Classifier for doors and windows.
(Hakka, Teochew) side
東片／东片 [Teochew] ― dang¹ pin³ [Peng'im] ― east; east side
許片／许片 [Teochew] ― he² pin³ [Peng'im] ― there; that side

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 視頻 (“video”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Mandarin	Taiwan	影片
Cantonese	Hong Kong	影片, 片

Dialectal synonyms of 尿布 (“diaper; nappy”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		尿布, 尿片
Mandarin	Beijing	尿布, 褯子
	Taiwan	尿布
	Tianjin	褯子, 㞎㞎褯子
	Langfang	褯子
	Tangshan	尿布, 褯子
	Cangzhou	尿布, 褯子
	Baoding	褯子
	Shijiazhuang	尿布, 褯子
	Daming	褯子
	Chifeng	尿布, 褯子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	褯子
	Harbin	尿布, 褯子, 尿褯子
	Shenyang	尿布, 褯子
	Yantai (Muping)	潑潑
	Qingdao	褯子
	Jinan	褯子, 尿布
	Wanrong	屎布子
	Zhengzhou	屎布
	Xi'an	尿布, 墊子, 褯子
	Yinchuan	尿布
	Lanzhou	尿布, 褯褯子
	Xining	尿褯褯, 尿布
	Ürümqi	尿褯子, 褯褯子
	Wuhan	尿布, 片子, 尿片子, 㞎㞎片子
	Chengdu	尿片片, 尿片, 尿片子, 片片兒, 尿布
	Chongqing	尿片兒, 片子
	Guiyang	尿片, 片
	Kunming	尿布
	Guilin	尿布
	Liuzhou	尿布, 尿片
	Xuzhou	尿布, 褯子
	Yangzhou	尿布
	Nanjing	尿布
	Hefei	尿布
	Nantong	尿布, 尿溺子
	Singapore	尿布
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	尿布
Cantonese	Guangzhou	尿片, 屎片, 片
	Hong Kong	尿片, 屎片, 片
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	尿布
	Macau	尿片
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	屎片
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	屎布
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	屎片
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	屎片
	Foshan	屎片
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	屎片
	Foshan (Shunde)	尿片
	Foshan (Sanshui)	屎片
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	尿布
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	尿片
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	尿片
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	尿片
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	尿片
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	尿片
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	尿片
	Taishan	尿片
	Kaiping (Chikan)	尿片, 屎片
	Enping (Niujiang)	尿布
	Heshan (Yayao)	屎布
	Dongguan	屎片
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	尿片
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	尿布
	Hepu (Shatian)	尿布
	Beihai	尿布
	Beihai (Nankang)	屎片
	Beihai (Yingpan)	屎布
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	尿片
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	尿布, 紙布
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	尿片
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	尿布
	Móng Cái	尿片
Gan	Nanchang	褯片
	Lichuan	褯仔
	Pingxiang	屎片布, 屎片
Hakka	Meixian	尿帕, 尿裙, 屎帕, 屎裙, 尿布, 屎片
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	屎片, 尿片
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	屎片
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	屎片
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	尿布
	Conghua (Lütian)	尿布
	Yudu	屎跌子, 尿片
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尿裙仔, 尿墊仔, 尿布
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尿布仔, 尿布, 尿片
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尿裙, 尿布
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尿裙, 尿墊, 尿布
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尿裙, 尿墊仔, 尿布
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尿裙
Huizhou	Jixi	尿片
Huizhou	Shexian	尿片
Jin	Taiyuan	屎布, 尿褯子
	Xinzhou	屎布
	Linhe	尿布
	Jining	尿布
	Hohhot	尿布, 屎布
	Zhangjiakou	尿布
	Handan	尿布, 屎布
Min Bei	Jian'ou	尿塊, 尿托仔
Min Dong	Fuzhou	尿套
Min Nan	Xiamen	尿埾, 尿燥, 尿帕
	Quanzhou	尿燥, 尿帕
	Zhangzhou	尿埾, 尿帕
	Zhao'an	尿帕
	Kaohsiung	尿埾仔
	Yilan	尿埾仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	尿埾仔
	Taichung	尿埾仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	尿埾仔
	Tainan	尿埾, 尿帕
	Taitung	尿埾仔
	Hsinchu	尿帕仔
	Penghu (Magong)	尿埾
	Penang (Hokkien)	lampeng
	Singapore (Hokkien)	尿巾, 冰薄
	Manila (Hokkien)	尿燥
	Shantou	尿布
	Haikou	尿幅, 幅
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	尿蔭
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	尿掩
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	尿片, 屎片
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	尿布
Wu	Shanghai	尿布
	Shanghai (Chongming)	尿布
	Suzhou	尿布
	Danyang	尿布
	Hangzhou	單爿兒
	Ningbo	尿衲布, 尿衲, 衲, 衲爿
	Jinhua	尿片
Xiang	Changsha	尿布, 片
Xiang	Loudi	褯子布, 褯子

Dialectal synonyms of 扇 (“(classifier for doors)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		扇, 道
Mandarin	Beijing	扇兒
	Taiwan	扇
	Yantai (Muping)	扇, 道
	Jinan	扇
	Luoyang	扇
	Xi'an	扇兒, 扇, 道
	Yinchuan	扇
	Xining	扇, 道
	Ürümqi	道
	Wuhan	扇, 道
	Chengdu	扇, 道
	Guiyang	扇
	Guilin	扇
	Liuzhou	扇, 道
	Xuzhou	扇兒, 扇, 道
	Yangzhou	扇
	Nanjing	扇
	Hefei	扇
	Singapore	扇
Cantonese	Guangzhou	度
	Hong Kong	度
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	隻
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	度
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	隻
	Taishan	度
	Dongguan	度
	Yangjiang	扇
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	扇
Gan	Nanchang	扇
Gan	Pingxiang	扇
Hakka	Meixian	扇, 皮
	Yudu	扇
	Hong Kong	隻
	Senai (Huiyang)	扇
Jin	Taiyuan	扇, 道
Jin	Xinzhou	扇
Min Bei	Jian'ou	扇
Min Dong	Fuzhou	扇
Min Nan	Xiamen	扇
	Quanzhou	扇
	Zhangzhou	扇
	Taipei (Wanhua)	扇
	Kaohsiung	片
	Yilan	扇
	Changhua (Lukang)	扇
	Taichung	片
	Taichung (Wuqi)	扇
	Tainan	片, 扇
	Taitung	片
	Hsinchu	片
	Penghu (Magong)	扇
	Chaozhou	片
	Jieyang	片
	Bangkok (Teochew)	片
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	扇
	Singapore (Teochew)	片
	Haikou	片
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	扇
Wu	Shanghai	扇
	Suzhou	扇
	Ningbo	扇
	Wenzhou	爿
Xiang	Changsha	扇, 張, 隻
Xiang	Shuangfeng	扇

(disc): 碟 (dié), 碟片 (diépiàn)

Compounds

Derived terms from 片

一片 (yīpiàn)
一片丹心
一片冰心 (yīpiànbīngxīn)
一片婆心
一片散沙
一片汪洋
一片痴心
一片真心
一片石
一片苦心
一片赤心
上片 (shàngpiàn)
京片子 (jīngpiànzi)
亮片
倒片
像片 (xiàngpiàn)
冰片 (bīngpiàn)
刀片 (dāopiàn)
切片 (qiēpiàn)
功夫片 (gōngfupiàn)
半日片刻
卡片 (kǎpiàn)
吉光片羽 (jíguāngpiànyǔ)
名片 (míngpiàn)
咭片
哨片 (shàopiàn)
唱片 (chàngpiàn)
喉片
回片
土篾片
安全刀片
尿片 (niàopiàn)
布面相片
底片 (dǐpiàn)
彩色正片
彩色片 (cǎisèpiàn)
影片 (yǐngpiàn)
打成一片 (dǎ chéng yīpiàn)
投影片
抹片
拉大片
拉洋片 (lā yángpiān)
拍片 (pāipiàn)
拓片 (tàpiàn)
接片
故事片 (gùshipiàn)
明信片 (míngxìnpiàn)
晶片 (jīngpiàn)
木偶影片
木片 (mùpiàn)
根椽片瓦
梨花片
歌舞片 (gēwǔpiàn)
正片 (zhèngpiàn)
毛片 (máopiàn)
洋芋片 (yángyùpiàn)
消炎片
港片
激光唱片 (jīguāng chàngpiàn)
灌唱片
照片 (zhàopiàn)
片假名 (piànjiǎmíng)
片刻 (piànkè)
片刻不停
片名
片商
片善
片善小才
片子 (piānzi)
片岩 (piànyán)
片心
片接寸附
片晌
片柳子
片楮
片段 (piànduàn)
片瓦根椽
片甲不回 (piàn jiǎ bù huí)
片甲不存

片甲不留
片言 (piànyán)
片言一字
片霎
片面 (piànmiàn)
片麻岩 (piànmáyán)
瓦片 (wǎpiàn)
病理切片
相片 (xiàngpiàn)
相片光碟
短片 (duǎnpiàn)
矽晶片
碟影片
碟片 (diépiàn)
磁片
磁碟片
篾片 (mièpiàn)
篾片相公
簧片 (huángpiàn)
系列片 (xìlièpiàn)
翻版片
花片 (huāpiàn)
茫茫一片
萼片 (èpiàn)
薄片 (bópiàn)
薄片子
薄片子嘴
裂片
裂片生殖
西片
西部片 (xībùpiàn)
跑片
阿片 (āpiàn)
附片
雅片
雅片鬼
雪片 (xuěpiàn)
雷射唱片
香片 (xiāngpiàn)
黑白影片
默片 (mòpiàn)
一片宮商／一片宫商
一片聲／一片声
一片至誠／一片至诚
一鱗片甲／一鳞片甲
三級片／三级片 (sānjípiàn)
丫頭片子／丫头片子 (yātou piànzi)
乾片／干片
乾篾片／干篾片
亂言片楮／乱言片楮
來令片／来令片
保險刀片／保险刀片
兩片罐／两片罐
切片檢查／切片检查
劇情影片／剧情影片
動作片／动作片 (dòngzuòpiàn)
動畫片／动画片 (dònghuàpiàn)
卡片目錄／卡片目录
卡片碼／卡片码
卡片軟體／卡片软体
古裝片／古装片 (gǔzhuāngpiàn)
吃瓦片兒／吃瓦片儿
商業影片／商业影片
喜劇片／喜剧片 (xǐjùpiàn)
國片／国片
圖片／图片 (túpiàn)
大陸片／大陆片
娛樂片／娱乐片
寫實片／写实片
寸善片長／寸善片长
崑山片玉／昆山片玉
幻燈片／幻灯片 (huàndēngpiàn)
彈片／弹片 (dànpiàn)
戰爭片／战争片 (zhànzhēngpiàn)
批頭竹片／批头竹片
拉片兒湯／拉片儿汤
捲煙畫片／卷烟画片
數位唱片／数位唱片
數字唱片／数字唱片

斷片／断片 (duànpiàn)
火鏈片／火链片
燕麥片／燕麦片 (yànmàipiàn)
爛片／烂片
片兒／片儿
片兒湯／片儿汤
片兒湯話／片儿汤话
片刻不離／片刻不离
片口張舌／片口张舌
片場／片场 (piànchǎng)
片斷／片断 (piànduàn)
片時／片时 (piànshí)
片瓦無存／片瓦无存
片甲無存／片甲无存
片皮鴨／片皮鸭 (piànpíyā)
片石千鈞／片石千钧
片紙隻字／片纸只字
片言折獄／片言折狱
片言立決／片言立决
片言隻字／片言只字
片言隻語／片言只语 (piànyánzhīyǔ)
片許／片许
片語／片语 (piànyǔ)
片語隻字／片语只字
片語隻辭／片语只辞
片長／片长
片長末技／片长末技
片長薄技／片长薄技
片雲遮頂／片云遮顶
片頭／片头 (piàntóu)
片鱗半爪／片鳞半爪
片鱗碎甲／片鳞碎甲
玉蘭片／玉兰片 (yùlánpiàn)
生魚片／生鱼片 (shēngyúpiàn)
畫片兒／画片儿
立體影片／立体影片
紀錄片／纪录片 (jìlùpiàn)
紙尿片／纸尿片 (zhǐniàopiàn)
紙片／纸片 (zhǐpiàn)
膠片／胶片 (jiāopiàn)
膠片書籍／胶片书籍
葉片／叶片 (yèpiàn)
藥片／药片 (yàopiàn)
蘇州片／苏州片
蝦片／虾片 (xiāpiàn)
製片／制片 (zhìpiàn)
試片／试片
負片／负片
賀年片／贺年片
軟片／软片 (ruǎnpiàn)
郵片／邮片
鈣片／钙片 (gàipiàn)
鋼片琴／钢片琴 (gāngpiànqín)
錄像片／录像片
錦片／锦片
錦片前程／锦片前程 (jǐnpiànqiánchéng)
鏡片／镜片 (jìngpiàn)
鐳射唱片／镭射唱片
鐵片／铁片
鐵片大鼓／铁片大鼓
開片／开片
隻字片言／只字片言
隻字片語／只字片语
隻言片語／只言片语 (zhīyánpiànyǔ)
雲片糕／云片糕 (yúnpiàngāo)
電子卡片／电子卡片
電視影片／电视影片
音樂片／音乐片
預告片／预告片 (yùgàopiàn)
類比唱片／类比唱片
飲片／饮片
首輪片／首轮片
高調照片／高调照片
魚片／鱼片
鱗片／鳞片 (línpiàn)
鴉片／鸦片 (yāpiàn)
鹹片／咸片
麥片／麦片 (màipiàn)

Descendants

→ Proto-Southwestern Tai: *pʰɛːnᴮ¹
- Ahom: 𑜇𑜢𑜐𑜫 (phiñ)
- Lao: ແຜ່ນ (phǣn)
- Northern Thai: ᨹᩯ᩠᩵ᨶ
- Shan: ၽႅၼ်ႇ (phèn)
- Tai Dam: ꪵꪠ꪿ꪙ
- Tai Nüa: ᥚᥦᥢᥱ (phǎen)
- Thai: แผ่น (pɛ̀n)

References

“片”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
“Entry #1225”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji

片

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: へん (hen, Jōyō)
Kan-on: へん (hen, Jōyō)
Kun: かた (kata, 片, Jōyō); ひら (hira, 片)

Derived terms

刀(かたな) (katana)
片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana)
片(かた)道(みち) (katamichi)
片(かた)思(おも)い (kataomoi)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
片
かた Grade: 6
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese. First cited in the Nihon Shoki of 720.[1]

Alexander Vovin calls it "certainly a Korean loanword", from Old Korean 一等 (*HAton, “one”).[2] However that argument is made by straining the word first appeared in literature over 5 centuries later to the place of ancestor, note that this is far-fetched.

Japanese sources describe this as cognate with 方(かた) (kata, “side, direction”).[3] But their accents are not accord; the compounds started with 片 show <LL-> accent in the Heian period, in contrast 方 has <HL> accent, thus it is unreasonable to expect a direct relationship between the two. Instead of that, 肩(かた) (kata, “shoulder”) might be more likely, via its <LH> accent and their compounds as a pair of homonym 傾(かた)げる (katageru, “to tilt, to incline”) / 担(かた)げる (katageru, “to carry on shoulder”). And also accent comparison might support this word belongs to verb root 勝(か)つ (katsu, “to win; to tend to”) or 搗(か)つ (katsu, “to pound”) (both have <L-> accent), accompanied by an adverb 且(か)つ (katsu, “besides; moreover; also; and”) which has <LF> accent.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠]

Noun

片(かた) • (kata)

[from 720] (archaic) one side or part of a pair or larger set
[from 720] (archaic) a piece or part

Prefix

片(かた) • (kata-)

[from 720] (prefixed to a noun) one side or part of a pair or larger set
片(かた)手(て)、片(かた)身(み)
katate, katami
one hand, one half of the body
[from 720] (prefixed to a noun or verb) one-sided
片(かた)思(おも)い、傾(かたむ)ける
kataomoi, katamukeru
one-sided thoughts / unrequited affection (as between two people), to lean to one side
[from 720] (prefixed to a noun or verb) incomplete, partial, small
片(かた)山(やま)、片(かた)時(とき)、片(かた)笑(え)む
katayama, katatoki, kataemu
a small mountain, a short time, to smile slightly
[from 720] (prefixed to a noun) leaning or trending that way (emphasizing the quality of the prefixed noun)
片(かた)田舎(いなか)
katainaka
the remote countryside
[from 720] (prefixed to a verb, archaic) frequently, intently, earnestly
片(かた)設(ま)く
katamaku
to focus intently on doing one thing

References

“片”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
Alexander Vovin (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-evaluation of a Genetic Origin, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

片 (eumhun 조각 편 (jogak pyeon))

Compounds

아편 (阿片, apyeon)
일편단심 (一片丹心, ilpyeondansim)
편각 (片刻, pyeon'gak)
편육 (片肉, pyeonyuk)
편지 (片紙, pyeonji)
편저 (片楮, pyeonjeo)
파편 (破片, papyeon)
화편 (花片, hwapyeon)
편도 (片道, pyeondo)
편시 (片時, pyeonsi)
빙편 (氷片, bingpyeon)
편련 (片戀, pyeollyeon)
단편 (斷片, danpyeon)
편리 (片理, pyeolli)
파편폭탄 (破片爆彈), papyeonpoktan)
박편 (薄片, bakpyeon)
가편 (歌片, gapyeon)
과편 (過片, gwapyeon)
명편 (名片, myeongpyeon)
목편 (木片, mokpyeon)
와편 (瓦片, wapyeon)
석편 (石片, seokpyeon)
편편금 (片片金, pyeonpyeon'geum)
편무 (片務, pyeonmu)
편마암 (片麻巖, pyeonmaam)
설편 (雪片, seolpyeon)
엽편 (葉片, yeop'pyeon)
철편 (鐵片, cheolpyeon)
편편 (片片, pyeonpyeon)
편리 (片利, pyeolli)
금속편 (金屬片, geumsokpyeon)
강편 (鋼片, gangpyeon)
은편 (銀片, eunpyeon)
녹편 (錄片, nokpyeon)
동편 (銅片, dongpyeon)
기편 (器片, gipyeon)
우편 (羽片, upyeon)
잔편 (殘片, janpyeon)
편정 (片釘, pyeonjeong)
골편 (骨片, golpyeon)
세편 (細片, sepyeon)
양편 (陽片, yangpyeon)
일편 (一片, ilpyeon)
음편 (陰片, eumpyeon)
편문 (片聞, pyeonmun)
편수 (片手, pyeonsu)
편심 (片心, pyeonsim)
편언 (片言, pyeoneon)
편족 (片足, pyeonjok)
편뇌 (片腦, pyeonnoe)
편고 (片孤, pyeon'go)
편영 (片影, pyeonyeong)
편간 (片簡, pyeon'gan)

Vietnamese

Han character

片: Hán Nôm readings: phiến, phiện, phim

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[KDJ2-1] “片”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[AV-2] Alexander Vovin (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-evaluation of a Genetic Origin, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN