篇 piān
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 扁 flat
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
篇幅
piānfú
length of an article; space in writing
Characters in this word
幅 fú
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- Made of
- 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel 畐 to fill
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 受篇幅限制，报告只概述了改革的主要原则。 Shòu piānfú xiànzhì, bàogào zhǐ gàishù le gǎigé de zhǔyào yuánzé. Because of space limitations, the report only outlines the main principles of the reform.
- 这篇文章篇幅很长，读完要半个小时。 Zhè piān wénzhāng piānfú hěn cháng, dú wán yào bàn gè xiǎoshí. This article is very long and takes half an hour to read.
- 报纸的篇幅有限，不能刊登所有的来信。 Bàozhǐ de piānfú yǒuxiàn, bù néng kāndēng suǒyǒu de láixìn. The newspaper has limited space and can't print all the letters.
Related words
- 篇 piān a measure word for articles and texts
- 幅 fú a measure word for pictures
- 幅度 fúdù range; extent
- 大幅 dàfú substantially, greatly
- 跌幅 diēfú extent of a drop; decline range
- 涨幅 zhǎngfú increase; growth rate; extent of rise
- 论述 lùnshù to discuss; to expound; exposition
- 脉络 màiluò sequence; context; thread
- 诠释 quánshì to interpret; to expound
- 流畅 liúchàng fluent; smooth
- 连贯 liánguàn to connect coherently; coherent
- 起草 qǐcǎo to draft; to draw up