⽚ U+2F5A,⽚ KANGXI RADICAL SLICE ←⽙ [U+2F59] Kangxi Radicals ⽛ → [U+2F5B]

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Radical 91片

片 (Kangxi radical 91,片+0, 4 strokes,cangjie input中中一中 (LLML) or中中一弓 (LLMN),four-corner2202₇,composition⿰丿⿱丄𠃍)

1. Kangxi radical #91,⽚.

• Appendix:Chinese radical/片
• 𰁨,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

• Kangxi Dictionary: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

Historical forms of the character片
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan)	Liushutong (compiled inMing)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Mirror image of爿 (OC*braːn, “piece”), which is the pictogram of a bed.

Shuowen: half of木 (“wood; tree”) to denote “to pare; to slice”; but this interpretation is not based on oracle bones and bronzes.

片

1. thinpiece;flake;slice

   片子  ― piànzi  ―  flake, small piece

2. film;TVplay;photograph;record

   影片  ― yǐngpiàn  ―  film, movie

   片子  ― piānzi  ―  film, movie, film reel

   1. (specifically)film (form of mass media);movie(Classifier:部m; 套c)

      賀歲片／贺岁片[Cantonese]  ― ho⁶ seoi³pin^3-2[Jyutping]  ―  Chinese New Yearfilm

      動作片／动作片  ― dòngzuòpiān  ―  actionmovie

      片商[Cantonese]  ― pin^3-2 soeng¹[Jyutping]  ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   2. (by extension, Cantonese)video(Classifier:條／条c)

      去片[Cantonese]  ― heoi³pin^3-2[Jyutping]  ―  to play avideo

3. (medicine)tablet
4. (dialectal)diaper;nappy(Classifier:條／条c)

   幫BB換片／帮BB换片[Cantonese]  ― bong¹ bi⁴ bi¹ wun⁶pin^3-2[Jyutping]  ―  to changediapers for the baby

   纜片／缆片[Cantonese]  ― laam⁶pin^3-2[Jyutping]  ―  to wear adiaper

5. part of aplace;portion on theearth;area
   • 2000,梁左and梁欢,闲人马大姐, episode100,金雅琴 (actor):

     就是嘛！咱们这片儿啊苍蝇太多。[MSC,simp.]
     就是嘛！咱們這片兒啊蒼蠅太多。[MSC,trad.]

     Jiù shi ma! Zánmen zhèipiànr a cāngying tài duō.[Pinyin]

     Right indeed! Thisregion of ours has too many flies.

6. (linguistics)subgroup;subdivision of alanguage

   廣府片／广府片[Cantonese]  ― gwong² fu²pin³[Jyutping]  ―  Guangfusubgroup (of Yue Chinese)

7. toslice; tocarvethin
8. (Cantonese) tofight
9. (Cantonese) to throw something along itsthin side

   片石仔[Cantonese]  ― pin^3-2 sek⁶ zai²[Jyutping]  ―  stone skipping

10. (Cantonese, of a vehicle) tosqueeze into agap
11. (Cantonese)bribe

    收片[Cantonese]  ― sau¹pin^3-2[Jyutping]  ―  to collect bribes

12. partial;incomplete;one-sided

    片面  ― piànmiàn  ―  unilateral, one-sided

13. Classifier forflatobjects such asleaves,pieces of paper,slices, etc.

    一片麵包／一片面包  ― yīpiàn miànbāo  ―  aslice of bread

14. Classifier for small nonsphericalmedicinal objects such aspills,tablets.
15. Classifier fortracts ofland andareas ofwater.
    • 1984, “似水流年 [sìshuǐliúnián]”, performed by梅艷芳:

      望著海一片　滿懷倦　無淚也無言[Literary Cantonese,trad.]
      望着海一片　满怀倦　无泪也无言[Literary Cantonese,simp.]

      mong⁶ zoek⁶ hoi² jat¹pin³, mun⁵ waai⁴ gyun⁶, mou⁴ leoi⁶ jaa⁵ mou⁴ jin⁴[Jyutping]

      Gazing at the sea, tired, without tears or words

16. Classifier forCDs,movies andDVDs.
17. (used with numeral一)Classifier forscenarios,scenes,feelings,atmospheres,sounds,clouds.
    • 1983, “偏偏喜歡你”, in偏偏喜歡你, performed by陳百強:

      為何我心一片空虛[Literary Cantonese,trad.]
      为何我心一片空虚[Literary Cantonese,simp.]

      wai⁶ ho⁴ ngo⁵ sam¹ jat¹pin³ hung¹ heoi¹[Jyutping]

      Why is my heart atract of emptiness?

18. (Teochew)Classifier fordoors andwindows.
19. (Hakka, Teochew)side

    東片／东片[Teochew]  ― dang¹pin³[Peng'im]  ―  east; eastside

    許片／许片[Teochew]  ― he²pin³[Peng'im]  ―  there; thatside

• (disc):碟 (dié),碟片 (diépiàn)

• → 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)

• “片”, in漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[3],香港中文大學 (theChinese University of Hong Kong),2014–
• “片”, in教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien),Ministry of Education, R.O.C.,2025.

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. (かた):one of a pair, one-sided^[1]
2. (ひら, きれ):slice
3. slight, a little
4. (ペンス):pound sterling

• Go-on:へん(hen,Jōyō)
• Kan-on:へん(hen,Jōyō)
• Kun:かた(kata,片,Jōyō)、ひら(hira,片)、きれ(kire,片)、ペンス(pensu,片)

• 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)

FromOld Japanese, fromProto-Japonic*kata-. First cited in theNihon Shoki of 720.^[2]

Japanese sources describe this as cognate with方(かた)(kata,“side, direction”).^[3] However, the pitch accents differ: compounds starting with片 show<LL-> accent in theHeian period, in contrast to方, which is recorded with a<HL> accent instead, suggesting no direct relationship between the two.

Alternatively,肩(かた)(kata,“shoulder”) might be a more likely cognate given that term's matching<LH> accent and compounds also indicating homonymy: compare傾(かた)げる(katageru,“to tilt, to incline”),担(かた)げる(katageru,“to carry on one’s shoulder”). Also, accent comparison might support that this word derives from the verb root勝(か)つ(katsu,“to win; to tend to”) or搗(か)つ(katsu,“to pound”) (both have an<L-> accent), and adverb且(か)つ(katsu,“besides; moreover; also; and”) which has an<LF> accent.

• (Tokyo)かた[kàtáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠]

片(かた)• (kata-) 

1. [from 720](prefixed to a noun) oneside orpart of apair or largerset

   片(かた)手(て)、片(かた)身(み)

   katate,katami

   one hand,one half of the body

2. [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), toleanto one side

3. [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

   asmall mountain, ashort time, to smileslightly

4. [from 720](prefixed to a noun)leaning ortrending that way(emphasizing the quality of the prefixed noun)

   片(かた)田舎(いなか)

   katainaka

   theremote countryside

5. [from 720](prefixed to a verb, archaic)frequently,intently,earnestly

   片(かた)設(ま)く

   katamaku

   to focusintently on doingone thing

• “^△片”, in漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[4] (in Japanese),The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation,2015–2025

片 (eumhun조각편(jogak pyeon))

片:Hán Nôm readings:phiến,phiện

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