编
to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #785 U+7F16
How 编 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 扁 (phonetic, biǎn)
How to remember it
compile · Heisig RSH #1369
thread + book cover
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 扁
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 扁 (biǎn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扁 sound component | biǎn | flat; board, sign, tablet |
| 偏 | piān | slanting, inclined; prejudiced |
| 骗 | piàn | to cheat, to defraud, to swindle |
| 遍 | biàn | everywhere, all over, throughout |
| 翩 | piān | to fly, to flutter |
| 煸 | biān | to stir-fry before broiling or stewing |
| 猵 | biān | otter |
| 蝙 | biān | bat |
| 犏 | piān | yak-ox |
| 稨 | biǎn | hyacinth bean, haricot |
| 褊 | biǎn | 4cramped, narrow; crowded; urgent |
| 鳊 | biān | bream |
| 碥 | biǎn | dangerous rocks jutting out over rapids |
| 谝 | piǎn | to brag, to boast; to quibble |
| 蹁 | pián | to limp |
Words containing 编
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 编年体 | biān nián tǐ | in the style of annals; chronological history, the regular form of the Chinese dynastic hi… |
| 有编制 | yǒu biān zhì | having a permanent post; part of the official staff |
| 事业编 | shì yè biān | staffing quota for public service institutions; (by extension) a quota-based position in s… |
| 统一编号 | tǒng yī biān hào | (Tw) the VAT identification number of a business or organization |
| 二进制编码 | èr jìn zhì biān mǎ | binary code; binary encoding |
| 小编 | xiǎo biān | social-media editor; page admin; creator of online content (often used by the writer as a … |
| 应用程序编程接口 | yìng yòng chéng xù biān chéng jiē kǒu | application programming interface (API) |
| 可编程 | kě biān chéng | programmable |
| 主编 | zhǔ biān | editor in chief |
| 部首编排法 | bù shǒu biān pái fǎ | dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals |
| 合编 | hé biān | to compile in collaboration with; to merge and reorganize (army units etc) |
| 新编 | xīn biān | to compile anew; new (version); newly set up (part of an organization) |
| 编成 | biān chéng | to organize; to put together; to edit |
| 重编 | chóng biān | (of a dictionary etc) revised edition |
| 定编 | dìng biān | fixed allocation |
| 编者 | biān zhě | editor; compiler |
| 美编 | měi biān | (publishing) (abbr. for 美術編輯|美术编辑[mei3 shu4 bian1 ji2]) layout and graphics; graphic desig… |
| 编制 | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or publi… |
| 编制 | biān zhì | to weave; to plait; to compile; to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc) |
| 编年史 | biān nián shǐ | annals; chronicle |