pái​biǎn

plaque

pái signboard

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
piàn, piān slice
Sound component
bēi humble, inferior

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbreː
breː

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

biǎn flat

A board  made of bamboo  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
box
SoundMeaning component
biǎn flat

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpeːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang