Chinese symbol for “edit”
编辑
biān jí
Traditional: 編輯
to edit; to compile; editor; compiler
The closest CC-CEDICT match for edit is 编辑 (biān jí), defined as: to edit; to compile; editor; compiler.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “edit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剪辑 (剪輯) | jiǎn jí | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version |
| 剪接 | jiǎn jiē | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); (genetics) to splice |
| 删改 (刪改) | shān gǎi | to edit; to modify |
| 编 (編) | biān | to weave; to plait |
| 剪 | jiǎn | (bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 编辑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 编制 (編制) | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract st |
| 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 |
| 逻辑 (邏輯) | luó ji | (loanword) logic |
| 专辑 (專輯) | zhuān jí | album; record (music) |
| 剪辑 (剪輯) | jiǎn jí | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version |
| 总编辑 (總編輯) | zǒng biān jí | chief editor (of newspaper) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “edit”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.