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Chinese symbol for “episode”

片段
piàn duàn
fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for episode is 片段 (piàn duàn), defined as: fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

片 piàn
slice, splinter; page, strip
radical 91 ⽚ · 4 strokes
段 duàn
section, piece, division
radical 79 ⽎ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “episode”

WordPinyinMeaning
插曲chā qǔmusic played during a movie, play etc; incidental music
穿插chuān chāto insert; to take turns, alternate
小插曲xiǎo chā qǔepisode; brief interlude

Related words

Other words that share a character with 片段.

WordPinyinMeaning
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)
影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
短片duǎn piànshort film; video clip
纪录片 (紀錄片)jì lù piànnewsreel; documentary (film or TV program)
阶段 (階段)jiē duànstage; section
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
时段 (時段)shí duàntime interval; work shift

See also: Japanese symbol for “episode”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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