Chinese symbol for “screenwriter”
编剧
biān jù
Traditional: 編劇
to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for screenwriter is 编剧 (biān jù), defined as: to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 编剧.
| 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 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 |
| 电视剧 (電視劇) | diàn shì jù | TV series; TV drama |
| 戏剧 (戲劇) | xì jù | a drama; a play; theater; script of a play |
| 悲剧 (悲劇) | bēi jù | tragedy; 出 (chū) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “screenwriter”.
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.