编 biān

to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up

HSK 612 strokesTrad. 編

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编 · 12 strokes

12 strokes

Each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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.

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biān jíto edit

gǎi biānto adapt

biān xiěto compile

zhǔ biāneditor in chief

biān zhìto establish (a unit or department)

biān jùto write a play

biān páito arrange

biān chéng(computing) to program

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