Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

piān

翩

翩

Preparing animation…

lightly flying; graceful

Numbered pinyin
pian1
English meanings
to fly lightly; elegant; graceful

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

A component breakdown is not available for this character yet. Some characters are learned as a whole rather than split into smaller parts.

Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    hú蝴dié蝶zài在huā花jiān间piān翩piān翩qǐ起wǔ舞。

    Butterflies dance gracefully among the flowers.

  2. 02

    tā他fēngdù风度piān翩piān翩。

    He has an elegant demeanor.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 翩翩
  • 翩然
  • 翩跹
  • 联翩
  • 翩翩起舞