骈体

Traditional form:

駢體

Pinyin (reading):

piántǐ

Definitions:

• parallel prose (ancient literary style)

Characters:

• 骈 - a team of horses; to associate; to join
• 体 - body; group, class; form, style, system

Traditional characters:

• 駢 - a team of horses; to associate; to join
• 體 - body; group, class; form, style, system