切片

Chinese

close to; to cut; to slice
 
a slice; piece; flake
a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet
trad. (切片) 切 片
simp. #(切片) 切 片

Pronunciation


Verb

切片

  1. to cut into slices

Noun

切片

  1. slice
  2. (medicine) section (of organic tissues)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切 片
せつ > せっ
Grade: 2
へん > ぺん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 切片 (tshet phenH, literally “cut + part”). Compare modern Mandarin qiēpiàn.

Pronunciation

Noun

切(せっ)片(ぺん) • (seppen) 

  1. slice, segment
  2. (mathematics) an intercept: the x coordinate where a line crosses the x axis, or the y coordinate from where a line crosses the y axis
  3. (biology) a prepared slide sample, a section or slice of an organism prepared on a slide for viewing in a microscope

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
切片

Noun

切片 • (jeolpyeon) (hangeul 절편)

  1. Hanja form? of 절편 (“slice, segment”).
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