Dong Chinese dictionary

biān

knit, compile, edit

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 編.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì, sī

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

扁 Sound component

biǎn, piān

flat

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

biān

knit, weave; arrange; compile; to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate

Most common words with 编

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