pián

team of horses

A team of horses  working together 

Components
马 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

horse

并 meaning component

  Meaning component

bìng

  

combine

Evolution

骈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
骈 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
骈 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
骈 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

pián

team of horses; associate, join; (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side; to be side by side; to be fused together; parallel (literary style)

() 

Pián

surname Pian

Most common words with 骈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to be side by side

骈体

parallel prose (ancient literary style)