pián

to be side by side; parallel (literary style)

Character data

Radical ⾺ (187.6)
Strokes 16
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

駢 pián
  1. 1. to be side by side
  2. 2. parallel (literary style)
  3. 3. (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side
  4. 4. to be fused together
  5. 5. surname Pian

Words containing 駢

Word Meaning
early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists
parallel (sentences); parallel prose
shoulder to shoulder
fused ribs (physical deformity)
parallel prose (ancient literary style)
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