片 (pin3 pin2 | pian4 pian1) : slice; sheet; fragmentary; film

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pin3 pin2

pian4 pian1

[粵] pin3 | [國] pian4
[1] [n] flat, thin piece; slice; sheet
[2] [v] cut into slices; pare
[3] [adj] fragmentary; one-sided; brief
[4] [classifier] slice; sheet; tract

[粵] pin2 | [國] pian1
[1] [n] film, photograph, record
[2] [n] baby napkin; nappy

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 片 (#91)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 17453 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2013 05:14

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薯片 syu4 pin3*2 = crisps, potato chips

片語 pin3 jyu5 pian4 yu3 = phrase

影片 jing2 pin3*2 ying3 pian4 = movie

相片 soeng3 pin3*2 xiang4 pian4 = photograph; photo; picture; pix

膠片 gaau1 pin3*2 jiao1 pian4 = film

圖片 tou4 pin3/3*2 tu2 pian4 = picture; image

一片 jat1 pin3 yi1 pian4 = a slice of; complete

卡片 kaat1 pin3*2 ka3 pian4 = card

刀片 dou1 pin3*2 = razor blade

香片 hoeng1 pin3*2 xiang1 pian4 = jasmine tea
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唔該俾壺香片。粵
Please give (me one) pot of jasmine tea.

你係咪睇緊三級片？粵
Are you watching porn?
[Lit. You are-not watching erotic movie?]

魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。粵
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 片
Unicode code for this character: U+7247 (off-site link)

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