满篇 (mǎn piān) — the entire page; all over the page; (figurative) full of (errors, words, etc.)

Definition

Used after 的/是 to mean 'the whole [text] is full of (something)' — emphasizes that something fills every line of a page. Always modifies an entire written work, never a single object.

noun
the entire pageall over the page(figurative) full of (errors, words, etc.)

Examples

  • 满篇。
    Zhè piān lùn wén mǎn piān dōu shì yǐn yòng cuò wù.
    This thesis is full of citation errors throughout.
  • 满篇。
    Tā de rì jì mǎn piān xiě zhe tóng yàng de gǎn kǎi.
    His diary is filled with the same lament all over the page.
  • 满篇。
    Nà ge xiǎo péng yǒu de zuò yè mǎn piān shì wāi wāi niǔ niǔ de zì.
    That child's homework is covered in crooked characters.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

满mǎnfull
篇piānpage

满 'full' covers 篇 'page', meaning the entire page.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 滿; 满 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
㒼
㒼㒼滿mǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 滿 pairs 水, showing water, with 㒼, giving the sound. The simplified 满 is a later shorthand, not the original shape.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhú
Sound part声符shēngfú
扁
扁biǎn篇piān
Same sound today

篇 combines 竹 with 扁: 竹 is the part tied to the meaning, and 扁 is the part used for the sound.

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