Refers to a small, thin piece broken or cut from wood, metal, or similar material. Often used in technical or descriptive contexts.
A wood splinter got into my eye while I was working.
Metal chips are scattered on the floor.
particle board
Compound of 削 (さく, 'to shave, cut') and 片 (へん, 'piece, fragment'). The reading さくへん follows standard on'yomi.