PIAN-1

('pian' in the first tone)

There are 18 Chinese characters that are spoken 'pian'. The sound-determining element for 10 of them is: 扁 = bian(3) = flat / 扁 = pian(1) = small boat

扁 is also the sound-determining element in 14 out of 35 standard Chinese characters that are spoken 'bian'.

篇 = sheets, leaves (especially of paper)

This morpheme / character also functions as a classifier for sheets or leaves of paper, plus what usually is written on them, such as articles or messages; it can also be used for electronic mails.

你连发了三篇长的邮件绐我. = Ni(3) lian(2) fa(1) san(1) pian(1) chang(2)de(-) you(2)jian(4) gei(3) wo(3). = You sent in succession three sheets of long email to me.