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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
piān
    pian1
p`ien
    pien
 hin
    へん
sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
(n,n-suf) (1) compilation (of a text); editing; (n,n-suf,ctr) (2) volume (of a text); (3) completed literary work
A slip of bamboo, a slip, leaf, page, books.

篇什

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piān shí
    pian1 shi2
p`ien shih
    pien shih
poem

篇原

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 amihara
    あみはら
(surname) Amihara

篇幅

see styles
piān fu
    pian1 fu5
p`ien fu
    pien fu
length (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page

篇目

see styles
piān mù
    pian1 mu4
p`ien mu
    pien mu
 henmoku
table of contents
A subject or text exposed on a slip; the publication, e.g., of the name of a wrong-doer.

篇章

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piān zhāng
    pian1 zhang1
p`ien chang
    pien chang
 henshou / hensho
    へんしょう
chapter; section (of a written work); passage of writing; (fig.) chapter (in the history of something)
(1) volumes and chapters; (2) composition; writing

篇聚

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piān jù
    pian1 ju4
p`ien chü
    pien chü
 hen ju
Two divisions of wrong-doing, one called the 五 five pian, the other the six and seven ju. The five pian are: (1) pārājika, v. 波, sins demanding expulsion from the order; (2) saṅghāvaśeṣa, v. 僧, sins verging on expulsion, which demand confession before and absolution by the assembly; (3) ? prāyaścitta, v. 波逸, sins deserving hell which may be forgiven; (4) pratideśanīya, v. 波羅 and 提舍, sins which must be confessed; (5) duṣkṛta, v. 突, light sins, errors, or faults. The six ju are the five above with sthūlātyaya, v. 偸, associated with the third, implying thought not developed in action. The seven ju are the above with the division of the fifth into two, action and speech. There are further divisions of eight and nine.

篇門


篇门

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piān mén
    pian1 men2
p`ien men
    pien men
 henmon
classification of precepts

篇韻


篇韵

see styles
piān yùn
    pian1 yun4
p`ien yün
    pien yün
abbr. for Yupian 玉[Yu4 pian1] and Guangyun 廣韻|广韵[Guang3 yun4]

一篇

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 ippen
    いっぺん
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

上篇

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 jouhen / johen
    じょうへん
first volume

下篇

see styles
 gehen
    げへん
second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

中篇

see styles
 chuuhen / chuhen
    ちゅうへん
(1) second part (of three); second volume; middle part; (2) (abbreviation) novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story

五篇

see styles
wǔ piān
    wu3 pian1
wu p`ien
    wu pien
 go hen
five categories of precepts

佳篇

see styles
 kahen
    かへん
outstanding poem

全篇

see styles
 zenpen
    ぜんぺん
whole book (volume); complete episode

六篇

see styles
liù piān
    liu4 pian1
liu p`ien
    liu pien
 rokuhin
six grades of crimes

初篇

see styles
 shohen
    しょへん
volume one; first volume

前篇

see styles
 zenpen
    ぜんぺん
first part; first volume; prequel

千篇

see styles
 senpen
    せんぺん
many volumes

名篇

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míng piān
    ming2 pian1
ming p`ien
    ming pien
famous piece of writing

小篇

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 shouhen / shohen
    しょうへん
(very) short story or article; short short story; conte

巨篇

see styles
 kyohen
    きょへん
great (literary) work; long novel or film

後篇

see styles
 kouhen / kohen
    こうへん
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

掌篇

see styles
 shouhen / shohen
    しょうへん
(very) short story or article; short short story; conte

新篇

see styles
 shinpen
    しんぺん
new edition

末篇

see styles
mò piān
    mo4 pian1
mo p`ien
    mo pien
final installment; last phase; end

本篇

see styles
 honpen
    ほんぺん
(1) original story; original version; (2) this volume

玉篇

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yù piān
    yu4 pian1
yü p`ien
    yü pien
 gyokuhen
    ぎょくへん
Yupian, Chinese dictionary compiled by Gu Yewang 顧野王|顾野王[Gu4 Ye3 wang2] in 6th century AD
(rare) Yupian (ancient Chinese dictionary)

短篇

see styles
 tanpen
    たんぺん
short (e.g. story, film)

続篇

see styles
 zokuhen
    ぞくへん
continuation; sequel

續篇


续篇

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xù piān
    xu4 pian1
hsü p`ien
    hsü pien
sequel; continuation (of a story)

詩篇


诗篇

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shī piān
    shi1 pian1
shih p`ien
    shih pien
 shihen
    しへん

More info & calligraphy:

Psalms
a poem; a composition in verse; fig. epic (compared with historical epic); the biblical Book of Psalms
(1) book containing a collection of poems; (2) Psalms (book of the Bible)

語篇


语篇

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yǔ piān
    yu3 pian1
yü p`ien
    yü pien
discourse; text

長篇


长篇

see styles
cháng piān
    chang2 pian1
ch`ang p`ien
    chang pien
 chouhen / chohen
    ちょうへん
lengthy (report or speech)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) long (e.g. novel, film)

開篇


开篇

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kāi piān
    kai1 pian1
k`ai p`ien
    kai pien
start of literary work; opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]

雄篇

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 yuuhen / yuhen
    ゆうへん
masterpiece

類篇


类篇

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lèi piān
    lei4 pian1
lei p`ien
    lei pien
Leipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] et al in 11th century

予告篇

see styles
 yokokuhen
    よこくへん
trailer (film, TV); preview

倭玉篇

see styles
 wagokuhen
    わごくへん
(work) Wagokuhen (c. 1489 Japanese kanji dictionary)

単語篇

see styles
 tangohen
    たんごへん
glossary; vocabulary

史籀篇

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shǐ zhòu piān
    shi3 zhou4 pian1
shih chou p`ien
    shih chou pien
Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[da4 zhuan4], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[Zhou1 Xuan1 wang2] but probably dating from c. 500 BC

第三篇

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dì sān piān
    di4 san1 pian1
ti san p`ien
    ti san pien
 daisanhen
third rank of offenses in the vinaya

第二篇

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dì èr piān
    di4 er4 pian1
ti erh p`ien
    ti erh pien
 dainihen
the second category of violations of the vinaya

第五篇

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dì wǔ piān
    di4 wu3 pian1
ti wu p`ien
    ti wu pien
 daigohen
fifth rank of offenses (in the vinaya)

翻篇兒


翻篇儿

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fān piān r
    fan1 pian1 r5
fan p`ien r
    fan pien r
to turn a page; (fig.) to turn over a new leaf

老三篇

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lǎo sān piān
    lao3 san1 pian1
lao san p`ien
    lao san pien
Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established

中篇小說


中篇小说

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zhōng piān xiǎo shuō
    zhong1 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
chung p`ien hsiao shuo
    chung pien hsiao shuo
novella

中篇小説

see styles
 chuuhenshousetsu / chuhenshosetsu
    ちゅうへんしょうせつ
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story

五篇七聚

see styles
wǔ piān qī jù
    wu3 pian1 qi1 ju4
wu p`ien ch`i chü
    wu pien chi chü
 gohen shichijū
five and seven categories of precepts

千篇一律

see styles
qiān piān yī lǜ
    qian1 pian1 yi1 lu:4
ch`ien p`ien i lü
    chien pien i lü
 senpenichiritsu
    せんぺんいちりつ
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive; once you've seen one, you've seen them all
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (yoji) monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull

廢話連篇


废话连篇

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fèi huà lián piān
    fei4 hua4 lian2 pian1
fei hua lien p`ien
    fei hua lien pien
a bunch of nonsense; verbose and rambling

掌篇小説

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 shouhenshousetsu / shohenshosetsu
    しょうへんしょうせつ
short short story

洋洋大篇

see styles
yáng yáng dà piān
    yang2 yang2 da4 pian1
yang yang ta p`ien
    yang yang ta pien
lit. an ocean of writing; an impressive literary work (idiom)

短篇小說


短篇小说

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duǎn piān xiǎo shuō
    duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
tuan p`ien hsiao shuo
    tuan pien hsiao shuo
short story

短篇小説

see styles
 tanpenshousetsu / tanpenshosetsu
    たんぺんしょうせつ
short story; novella

空話連篇


空话连篇

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kōng huà lián piān
    kong1 hua4 lian2 pian1
k`ung hua lien p`ien
    kung hua lien pien
long-winded empty talk

連篇累牘


连篇累牍

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lián piān lěi dú
    lian2 pian1 lei3 du2
lien p`ien lei tu
    lien pien lei tu
(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom); verbose

長篇小說


长篇小说

see styles
cháng piān xiǎo shuō
    chang2 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
ch`ang p`ien hsiao shuo
    chang pien hsiao shuo
novel

長篇小説

see styles
 chouhenshousetsu / chohenshosetsu
    ちょうへんしょうせつ
full-length novel

長篇累牘


长篇累牍

see styles
cháng piān lěi dú
    chang2 pian1 lei3 du2
ch`ang p`ien lei tu
    chang pien lei tu
(of a text) very lengthy (idiom)

鬼話連篇


鬼话连篇

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guǐ huà lián piān
    gui3 hua4 lian2 pian1
kuei hua lien p`ien
    kuei hua lien pien
to tell one lie after another (idiom); to talk nonsense; bogus story

Variations:
一篇
一編

see styles
 ippen
    いっぺん
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

Variations:
上編
上篇

see styles
 jouhen / johen
    じょうへん
(See 中編・1,下編) first volume

Variations:
下編
下篇

see styles
 gehen
    げへん
(See 上編,中編・1) second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

Variations:
中編
中篇

see styles
 chuuhen / chuhen
    ちゅうへん
(1) (See 前編,上編) second part (of three); second volume; middle part; (2) (abbreviation) (See 中編小説・ちゅうへんしょうせつ,短編,長編) novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story

Variations:
佳篇
佳編

see styles
 kahen
    かへん
outstanding poem

Variations:
全編
全篇

see styles
 zenpen
    ぜんぺん
whole book (volume); complete episode

Variations:
初編
初篇

see styles
 shohen
    しょへん
volume one; first volume

Variations:
前篇
前編

see styles
 zenpen
    ぜんぺん
(See 後編) first part; first volume; prequel

Variations:
巨編
巨篇

see styles
 kyohen
    きょへん
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic

Variations:
後編
後篇

see styles
 kouhen / kohen
    こうへん
(See 前編) latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

Variations:
新編
新篇

see styles
 shinpen
    しんぺん
(1) new edition; new compilation; (noun/participle) (2) (新編 only) new formation (of a force, unit, etc.); new organization

Variations:
本編
本篇

see styles
 honpen
    ほんぺん
(1) original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; main part(surname) of a story; (2) this volume; (3) the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); (4) movie based on a TV series; movie version of a TV series

Variations:
正編
正篇

see styles
 seihen / sehen
    せいへん
(1) main part (of a book); principal part; (2) original text (as opposed to its sequels); first book (of a series)

Variations:
編章
篇章

see styles
 henshou / hensho
    へんしょう
(1) (rare) volumes and chapters; (2) (rare) composition; writing

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詩編
詩篇

see styles
 shihen
    しへん
(1) book containing a collection of poems; (2) Psalms (book of the Bible)

Variations:
雄編
雄篇

see styles
 yuuhen / yuhen
    ゆうへん
masterpiece

極短篇小說


极短篇小说

see styles
jí duǎn piān xiǎo shuō
    ji2 duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
chi tuan p`ien hsiao shuo
    chi tuan pien hsiao shuo
flash fiction

Variations:
編(P)

see styles
 hen
    へん
(n,n-suf) (1) compilation (of a text); editing; (n,n-suf,ctr) (2) volume (of a text); (n,n-suf,ctr) (3) completed literary work

Variations:
予告編
予告篇

see styles
 yokokuhen
    よこくへん
trailer (film, TV); preview

Variations:
短編(P)
短篇

see styles
 tanpen
    たんぺん
short (e.g. story, film)

Variations:
続編(P)
続篇

see styles
 zokuhen
    ぞくへん
continuation; sequel

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長編(P)
長篇

see styles
 chouhen / chohen
    ちょうへん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) long (e.g. novel, film)

Variations:
前編
前篇(rK)

see styles
 zenpen
    ぜんぺん
(See 後編) first part; first volume; prequel

Variations:
中編小説
中篇小説

see styles
 chuuhenshousetsu / chuhenshosetsu
    ちゅうへんしょうせつ
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story

Variations:
千編一律
千篇一律

see styles
 senpenichiritsu
    せんぺんいちりつ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (yoji) monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull

Variations:
短編小説
短篇小説

see styles
 tanpenshousetsu / tanpenshosetsu
    たんぺんしょうせつ
short story; novella

Variations:
長篇小説
長編小説

see styles
 chouhenshousetsu / chohenshosetsu
    ちょうへんしょうせつ
full-length novel

Variations:
長編小説
長篇小説

see styles
 chouhenshousetsu / chohenshosetsu
    ちょうへんしょうせつ
(full-length) novel; long novel

Variations:
予告編(P)
予告篇

see styles
 yokokuhen
    よこくへん
trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.); preview

Variations:
掌編
掌篇
小編
小篇

see styles
 shouhen / shohen
    しょうへん
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 92 results for "篇" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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