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

Character Breakdown (Single character)

骈
pián
a team of horses; to associate; to join
9 丶

Compound Words (5)

骈俪
piánlì
parallel (sentences)
骈肩
piánjiān
shoulder to shoulder
骈胁
piánxié
fused ribs (physical deformity)
骈体
piántǐ
parallel prose (ancient literary style)
骈偶文风
piánǒuwénfēng
early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists

Alternate Entries

骈
Pián
surname Pian

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,561