Read Edit View history 駢文 piánwén pianwen Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 骈文 駢文 piánwén pianwen A formal style of Chinese prose characterized by ornate language, balanced parallel phrases, and rhythmic flow. It was highly popular during the Six Dynasties and early Tang periods. Also called 骈体文 piántǐwén. Frequency Written text 0.084 per million Cross-References Same as 骈体文 piántǐwénAntonym 散文 sǎnwénSynonym 俪辞 lìcí Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
骈文 駢文 piánwén pianwen A formal style of Chinese prose characterized by ornate language, balanced parallel phrases, and rhythmic flow. It was highly popular during the Six Dynasties and early Tang periods. Also called 骈体文 piántǐwén. Frequency Written text 0.084 per million Cross-References Same as 骈体文 piántǐwénAntonym 散文 sǎnwénSynonym 俪辞 lìcí Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)