Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
匾
biǎn
Description
匾是一块木板，上面写着字，挂在门上面。
A 匾 is a wooden board with words written on it, hung above a door.
很多老饭馆和商店门口都有一个匾。
Many old restaurants and shops have a 匾 at their entrance.
Meanings
匾biǎn
a horizontal inscribed board or plaque
门上挂着一个大匾。
A large plaque hangs on the door.
匾额biǎn'é
an inscribed tablet hung above a door
这块匾额很有名。
This plaque is very famous.
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Notes
- Etymology
匾 depicts something flat and thin; a flat board bearing calligraphy.
- Nuance
usually refers to a decorative honorific plaque, not a modern signboard (招牌).
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