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Kanji Detail for 扁 - "placard, flat, small, universal"
扁
- Meaning
扁 means "placard, flat, small, universal."
Placard - A sign with writing or pictures hung on a gate.
Flat - Level; even.
Small - Little; tiny.
Universal - Widespread; everywhere.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
level; small
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
flat; tablet, signboard
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Pian
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
flat; board, sign, tablet
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Something wide and thin is 扁. Writing inscribed on gates is 扁, from 戶 and 冊, like today's door plaques. Later borrowed as the character for horizontal plaques. The vulgar form is 匾. | Small. Such as 扁舟, meaning a small boat.
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