编(biān)

HSK 412 strokesTrad. 編

to weave

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Character information

Pinyin
biān
Meaning
to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
編

Origin & structure

Where 编 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟扁

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 扁 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī扁biǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 编 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 编

Common words using 编 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

biān编zhì制
HSK 6

to establish (a unit or department)

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zhǔ主biān编
HSK 7-9

editor in chief

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gǎi改biān编
HSK 7-9

to adapt

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biān编jù剧
HSK 7-9

to write a play

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biān编xiě写
HSK 7-9

to compile

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biān编pái排
HSK 7-9

to arrange

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xiū修biān编

to revise

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quán全biān编

complete edition

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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制主改剧写排修全

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