片

片 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “one-sided”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1297. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: one-sided
RTK frame: 1297
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヘン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): かた-, かた
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: waiter with wine on tray, односторонний, one sided
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 片 slice

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 片

版 printing block
鼎 tripod
牌 mahjong tiles
牒 label
淵 abyss (old)

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