编 — Chinese character
编
biān
to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
- Pinyin
- biān
- Radical
- 120 ⽷ (Silk)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 纟 扁
- Formation
- pictophonetic — thread; meaning component 纟; sound component 扁
- Traditional
- 編
Common words with 编
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 编辑 (編輯) | biān jí | to edit; to compile |
| 编制 (編制) | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract staff) |
| 编制 (編製) | biān zhì | to weave; to plait; to compile; to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc) |
| 编号 (編號) | biān hào | to number; to assign numbers; serial number |
| 改编 (改編) | gǎi biān | to adapt; to rearrange |
| 主编 (主編) | zhǔ biān | editor in chief |
| 编写 (編寫) | biān xiě | to compile |
| 编剧 (編劇) | biān jù | to write a play; scenario |
| 编码 (編碼) | biān mǎ | to code; to encode |
| 编程 (編程) | biān chéng | (computing) to program; programming |
| 编译 (編譯) | biān yì | to translate and edit; translator-editor |
| 编纂 (編纂) | biān zuǎn | to compile (an encyclopedia etc) |
English words written with 编
- editor
- programming
- edit
- editing
- weave
- choreography
- compile
- compiler
- screenwriter
- newsroom
- choreographer
- programmable
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.