Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 片


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Meaning

slice, sheet, thin piece, disc

Pronunciation

piān, piàn

Explanation

When splitting a tree, these fragments are created: =爿 and

Mnemonic

Pictograph of a split tree, which means: "slice".

Radicals

sliced wood(In characters is this radical always at the left.)
bed(Simplification of fragment: 爿 which shows a tree split lengthwise. ( is the other half) - Not at least because of its use with these characters 寐,寝 for 'sleep', it got the meaning of "bed".)
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Vocabulary

照片 zhào piàn photograph; picture
垫片 diàn piàn spacer
芯片 xīn piàn computer chip; microchip
芯片组 xīn piàn zǔ chipset
卡片 kǎ piàn card
片面 piàn miàn unilateral; one-sided
底片 dǐ piàn negative; photographic plate
鸦片 yā piàn opium
叶片 yè piàn blade (of propellor); vane; leaf
一片 yī piàn piece; slice
鳞片 lín piàn scale; fish scales

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