翻篇兒

简 翻篇儿 · 繁 翻篇兒
Mandarin · pinyin fān piān r

Meanings

  1. to turn a page
  2. (fig.) to turn over a new leaf
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翻
fān · flip over, upset, capsize
篇
piān · chapter, section, essay, article
兒
ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿
ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
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1–1–5 · fan1 pian1 r5

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