篇 (piān)

sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record kee

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“篇,書也。一曰關西謂榜曰篇。从竹,扁聲。”

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