片麻岩

Traditional form:

片麻岩

Pinyin (reading):

piànmáyán

Definitions:

• gneiss

Characters:

• 片 - slice, splinter; page, strip
• 麻 - hemp, flax, sesame; numb
• 岩 - cliff; rocks; mountain

Traditional characters:

• 片 - slice, splinter; page, strip
• 麻 - hemp, flax, sesame; numb
• 岩 - cliff; rocks; mountain