匾
biǎnpián

flat

匾 biǎn frequency
tablet noun
a horizontal rectangular inscribed board or plaque hung over a door or on a wall

大厅正中央挂着一块写着“大公无私”的匾。

dà​tīng zhèng zhōng​yāng guà zhe yī kuài xiě zhe“ dà​gōng​wú​sī” de biǎn.

A plaque with the words 'Selfless and Just' hangs in the center of the hall.

bamboo basket noun
a shallow round woven bamboo basket used for drying or sifting goods

奶奶在匾里晾晒着新采的药材。

nǎi​nai zài biǎn lǐ liàng​shài zhe xīn cǎi de yào​cái.

Grandma is drying freshly picked medicinal herbs in a flat bamboo tray.

匾 (楄) pián
basket-couch noun
a basket-shaped couch or lining placed inside a coffin

在古代葬礼中，棺材内会放置匾以承托尸体。

zài gǔ​dài zàng​lǐ zhōng, guān​cai nèi huì fàng​zhì pián yǐ chéng​tuō shī​tǐ.

In ancient funerals, a support board was placed inside the coffin to hold the body.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
3,501st most common 5.34 per million
Movie subtitles
5,712th most common 0.020 per million appears in 0% of films
Word
Written text
4.97 per million

Details
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+533E

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)