开篇 Traditional form: 開篇 Pinyin (reading): kāipiān Definitions: start of literary work opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞/弹词 (táncí) Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 篇 - chapter, section; article, essay Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 篇 - chapter, section; article, essay