📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for flat, thin pieces: leaves, slices, land areas.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"片"字的形状就藏着它的身世——它其实是"版"字劈开的一半，本义是剖开的木片。所以"片"天生形容扁平、轻薄的东西：一片树叶、一片面包、一片草地。更有趣的是，它还能铺开成一整面：一片海、一片森林、一片草原，这时"片"不再薄，而是"一大片、铺满眼帘"的意思。一个字，薄厚通吃。
English
**片 (piàn)** hides its origin in its shape — it is literally half of the character 版 (bǎn), originally a split wooden slab. So 片 naturally describes flat, thin things: 一片树叶, 一片面包, 一片草地. More interestingly, it spreads into one whole surface: 一片海 (a sea), 一片森林 (a forest) — here 片 means not "thin" but "a vast expanse." One character covers both.
💡 Memory Tip
片 is for flat, thin pieces or areas. A slice of bread, a field of grass, a piece of land.
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Classifier for flat, thin pieces: leaves, slices, land areas.