Word information
Simplified篇章
Traditional篇章
Pinyinpiān zhāng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
篇章
piān zhāng · chapter; section (of a written work); passage of writing; (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth)
Character breakdown
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篇piān
sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
文章wénzhāngarticle; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
章zhāngchapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order; surname Zhang
出口成章chūkǒu-chéngzhāng(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate
断章取义duànzhāng-qǔyì(idiom) to quote out of context
规章guīzhāngrule; regulation