牌匾 páibiǎn plaque Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 牌 pái signboard Phonosemantic compound. 片 represents the meaning and 卑 represents the sound. Components 片 片 Meaning component piàn, piān slice 卑 卑 Sound component bēi humble, inferior Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangbreːbreː Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 匾 biǎn flat A board 扁 made of bamboo 匸; 扁 also provides the pronunciation Components 匸 匸 Meaning component xì box 扁 扁 SoundMeaning component biǎn flat Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangpeːnʔ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang