扁

biǎn
HSK 6
#1,735 most
frequent character
flat
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

扁 combines 戶 door with 冊 writing or scroll. It first meant large characters posted on a door as a sign, then grew to mean flat. Read piān, it means a small boat.

扁 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
匾
sound17 characters
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Example Sentences

他的脸很扁。
tāde liǎn hěn biǎn 。
His face is very flat.
这块饼干比较扁。
zhè kuài bǐnggān bǐjiào biǎn 。
This cookie is relatively flat.
我喜欢扁的书架。
wǒ xǐhuān biǎn de shūjià 。
I like flat bookshelves.

Same Characters, Different Readings

扁Pian1
surname Pian
扁piān
(bound form) small

Words with similar meanings

平píng
flat
平 emphasizes levelness or smoothness, often used in everyday contexts.

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