"Pian" is a standard type of word (commonly used word) in modern Chinese. It is pronounced piān in Putonghua, which was first seen in the Qin Xiaozhuan era and belongs to the pictophonetic character of six books. The basic meaning of "pian" is a complete article or poem from beginning to end, such as chapters and poems; Extended meaning is a quantifier, which refers to articles, papers and pages, such as a paper. In daily use, "pian" is also often used as a noun, indicating bamboo slips, such as pian Han.

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Common definition

1, a poem with a complete name structure.

Example: the beginning of a chapter poem.

2. A piece of paper with words written or printed on it.

Used for paper, pages or articles, etc. For example, two articles

Detailed explanation

1, bamboo slips; Simplify the book. Ancient articles were written on bamboo slips, and in order to maintain the integrity of the front and back, they were woven together with ropes or pimps, which were called "articles". ?

After (1), an article with a beginning and an end is called an article.

(2) Quantifiers used in the article.

2. Especially literary works such as poetry and ci.

3. This book is an inseparable part.

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Etymological evolution

"Pian", first seen in the era of Xiao Zhuan in Qin Dynasty, is a complete article from beginning to end. The simplified Chinese character "pian" evolved from seal script.