Chinese

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/pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
to be everywhere; to be spread out; to lay out
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 4
  • radical 辵
  • 13 strokes

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Origin

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p-(r/j)an (“to spread (wide), stretch out”); compare Burmese ပြန့် (pran., “flat and even, broad”) (STEDT).

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Lineage

  • partChinese辶
  • inheritedProto-Sino-Tibetan*p-(r/j)an “to spread (wide), stretch out”
  • partChinese扁 “flat and thin (like a pancake)”
    • ideaChinese戶 “door”
    • ideaChinese冊 “book”

Related: Burmese ပြန့်

Words built on it: 普遍

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