Chinese symbol for “flake”
片
piàn
thin piece; flake; a slice; film
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flake is 片 (piàn), defined as: thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice.
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
Other Chinese words for “flake”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 片.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú) |
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie |
| 片段 | piàn duàn | fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc) |
| 短片 | duǎn piàn | short film; video clip |
| 纪录片 (紀錄片) | jì lù piàn | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flake”.
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.