懂中文 Dong Chinese

爿

pán, qiáng

piece of wood

Original meaning: 

bed

Depicts a bed. Original form of 床.

Evolution

爿 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
爿 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
爿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

爿  

pán

half of tree trunk; KangXi radical 90; classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc; slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)

丬 (爿) 

qiáng

"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[piàn]

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

壯

Sound component in 8 characters (8 verified)

將 狀 床 牆 壯 妝 臧 戕

Iconic component in 4 characters (4 verified)

床 䧹 疒 𪧇

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

寤