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biān

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biān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biān | bian1
English translation
to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile

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About biān

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

biān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of biān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

糹扁

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Piān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Piān represents the sound. Simplified form of biān .

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Words with biān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
biān to weave biān
编辑 biānjí to edit編輯
编制 biān zhì to weave編製
编剧 biān jù scenario編劇
编号 biān hào to number編號
编排 biān pái to arrange編排
主编 zhǔ biān editor in chief主編
改编 gǎi biān to adapt改編
编造 biān zào to compile編造
编码 biān mǎ to code編碼
编写 biān xiě to compile編寫
编织 biānzhī to weave編織
编译 biān yì to translate and edit編譯
编程 biān chéng programming編程
编队 biān duì to form into columns編隊
邮编 yóu biān postal code郵編
总编 zǒng biān abbr. for 總編輯|总编辑 zǒng biān jí 總編
编导 biān dǎo playwright-director編導
在编 zài biān to be on the regular payroll在編
总编辑 zǒng biān jí chief editor (of newspaper)總編輯
编者 biān zhě editor編者
胡编 hú biān to make things up胡編
编者按 biān zhě àn editor's commentary編者按
邮政编码 yóu zhèng biān mǎ postal code郵政編碼
编入 biān rù to include (in a list etc)編入

biān Decomposition & Compounds

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