爿

简 丬 · 爿 · 繁 爿
Mandarin · pinyin qiáng#

Meanings · qiáng

  1. "piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片 piàn
Mandarin · pinyin pán#

Meanings · pán

  1. classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc
  2. slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)
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爿
pán · half of tree trunk; Kangxi radical 90
丬
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2 · qiang2

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baan6 · coeng4

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (dialectal) piece of wood or bamboo (made by chopping)
  2. (Hokkien) thin piece; slice
  3. (Southern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Wu) side
  4. (Hokkien, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, linguistics) radical
  5. (dialectal) Classifier for fields.
  6. (dialectal) Classifier for shops, factories, etc.
  7. (Hokkien) Classifier for slices.

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) piece of wood (made by chopping)

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爿 · qiang2 · pan2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 71,471, 71,472
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Exact source records爿 丬 [qiang2] /"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]/爿 爿 [pan2] /classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc/slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)/