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编
編
biān
1. to weave
2. to plait
3. to organize
4. to group
5. to arrange
6. to edit
7. to compile
8. to write
9. to compose
10. to fabricate
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

编
biān
to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

主编
zhǔbiān
editor in chief
修编
xiūbiān
to revise
汇编
huìbiān
collection
合编
hébiān
to compile in collaboration with
在编
zàibiān
to be on the regular payroll
定编
dìngbiān
fixed allocation
小编
xiǎobiān
editor
汇编
huìbiān
collection
扩编
kuòbiān
to expand (esp. by new recruitment)
收编
shōubiān
to incorporate into one's troops
改编
gǎibiān
to adapt
棕编
zōngbiān
woven palm fiber (used in handicraft)
混编
hùnbiān
mixed
瞎编
xiābiān
to fabricate (a story)
竹编
zhúbiān
wickerwork
简编
jiǎnbiān
concise edition
编修
biānxiū
to compile and edit
编剧
biānjù
to write a play
编印
biānyìn
to compile and print
编审
biānshěn
to copy-edit

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
857
Word Frequency Rank
2,602 of 84,292

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