Chinese symbol for “shard”

破片

pò piàn

fragment; shard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shard is 破片 (pò piàn), defined as: fragment; shard.

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

破 pò

to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy

radical 112 ⽯ · 10 strokes

片 piàn

slice, splinter; page, strip

radical 91 ⽚ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 破片.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
破坏 (破壞)	pò huài	destruction; damage
突破	tū pò	to break through; to make a breakthrough
打破	dǎ pò	to break; to smash
破产 (破產)	pò chǎn	to go bankrupt; to become impoverished
破解	pò jiě	to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain
破裂	pò liè	to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
照片	zhào piàn	photograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
图片 (圖片)	tú piàn	picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “shard”.

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.