Chinese Word: 翩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

翩

Pinyin: piān

English Definition: to fly fast

Chinese Definition:
①很快地飞。
②轻快，飘忽：翩然。翩跹。翩翩。翩若惊鸿。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 羽

Pictophonetic:扁 indicates the sound; 羽 (wings) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扁 [ biǎn ] flat; board, sign, tablet
- 羽 [ yǔ ] feather, plume; wings

Similar Characters: 翻翱翔

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翩翩	piān piān	elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly
浮想联翩	fú xiǎng lián piān	to let one's imagination roam
风度翩翩	fēng dù piān piān	to be handsome and suave (idiom)
联翩	lián piān	(literary) to come in quick succession; wave after wave
翩跹	piān xiān	spry and lively (of dancing and movements)

1		sī xù 思绪 zài 在 mèng 梦 de 的 huí yì 回忆 lǐ 里 piān 翩 fēi 飞， piān 翩 fēi 飞。 Thoughts in the dream the memory of Pianfei, Pianfei.
2		yè wǎn 夜晚 lái lín 来临， hēi sè 黑色 de 的 biān 蝙 hú 狐 fān fēi 翻飞 piān 翩 qiān 迁。 Night comes; the black bats tumble and dart;
3		gǔ lǎo 古老 de 的 wū yán 屋檐 shàng 上， guī cháo 归巢 de 的 yàn zǐ piān 燕子翩 fēi 飞， ní nán 呢喃。 shuō 说 zhe 着 bù wéi rén zhī 不为人知 de 的 qiāo qiao huà 悄悄话。 The old roof on the homing swallows Pianfei, twitter. Unknown spoke in whispers.
4		yuǎn 远 xià zhī 夏之 yīn yuè 音乐 zài 在 qiū sè 秋色 zhōng 中 piān 翩 fēi 飞， xún zhǎo 寻找 tā 它 de 的 jiù 旧 cháo 巢。 The music of the far-away summer flutters around the Autumn seeking its former nest.
5		mó fǎng 模仿 líng 灵 guǐ 鬼 de 的 yīn róng xiào mào 音容笑貌， wǔ 舞 xiù 袖 piān 翩 fān 翻， jì qiǎo 技巧 hěn gāo 很高。 They were imitating the look and actions of some spirits with floating long sleeves with superb skills.

1		sī xù 思绪 zài 在 mèng 梦 de 的 huí yì 回忆 lǐ 里 piān 翩 fēi 飞， piān 翩 fēi 飞。 Thoughts in the dream the memory of Pianfei, Pianfei.
2		yè wǎn 夜晚 lái lín 来临， hēi sè 黑色 de 的 biān 蝙 hú 狐 fān fēi 翻飞 piān 翩 qiān 迁。 Night comes; the black bats tumble and dart;
3		gǔ lǎo 古老 de 的 wū yán 屋檐 shàng 上， guī cháo 归巢 de 的 yàn zǐ piān 燕子翩 fēi 飞， ní nán 呢喃。 shuō 说 zhe 着 bù wéi rén zhī 不为人知 de 的 qiāo qiao huà 悄悄话。 The old roof on the homing swallows Pianfei, twitter. Unknown spoke in whispers.
4		yuǎn 远 xià zhī 夏之 yīn yuè 音乐 zài 在 qiū sè 秋色 zhōng 中 piān 翩 fēi 飞， xún zhǎo 寻找 tā 它 de 的 jiù 旧 cháo 巢。 The music of the far-away summer flutters around the Autumn seeking its former nest.
5		mó fǎng 模仿 líng 灵 guǐ 鬼 de 的 yīn róng xiào mào 音容笑貌， wǔ 舞 xiù 袖 piān 翩 fān 翻， jì qiǎo 技巧 hěn gāo 很高。 They were imitating the look and actions of some spirits with floating long sleeves with superb skills.