strip; narrow piece
Refers to a long, narrow piece of material such as paper, cloth, metal, or wood. Often used in technical or descriptive contexts.
I bent a strip of metal to make a hook.
Compound of 条 (じょう, 'line' or 'stripe') and 片 (へん, 'piece' or 'fragment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a strip-shaped piece.