piece of paper; scrap of paper; slip of paper
Refers to a small piece or fragment of paper, often torn or cut. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.
A small piece of paper had fallen on the desk.
He wrote a note on a scrap of paper and handed it to me.
Compound of 紙 (paper) and 片 (piece, fragment). The reading しへん follows standard on'yomi.