编 biān to knit
to knit; to weave; to arrange; to compile; to edit; to write
How to remember 编: 纟 thread + 扁 flat = to knit. Grandma pulls green thread from the basket, smooths the flat pattern on the table and begins to knit a scarf for the dog.
Component breakdown
编 = 纟 thread + 扁 flat
- 纟 thread
- 扁 flat
Grandma pulls green thread from the basket, smooths the flat pattern on the table and begins to knit a scarf for the dog.
How it is used
- To weave/compile/arrange - 编织 (biānzhī) to weave/knit, 编写 (biānxiě) to compile/write, 编辑 (biānjí) to edit / an editor.
- 改编 (gǎibiān) = to adapt (a novel into a film); 编排 (biānpái) = to arrange/choreograph.
- 编剧 (biānjù) = a scriptwriter; 主编 (zhǔbiān) = editor-in-chief; 编号 (biānhào) = a serial number.
- 编 also means 'to make up/fabricate': 编故事 (biān gùshi) to make up a story.
Words with 编
- 改编gǎibiānto adaptHSK 6
- 编写biānxiěto compileHSK 6
- 编辑biānjíto editHSK 6
- 主编zhǔbiāneditor in chiefHSK 8
- 编制biānzhìto establish (a unit or department)HSK 9
- 编剧biānjùto write a playHSK 9
- 编号biānhàoto numberHSK 9
- 编排biānpáito arrangeHSK 9
- 编程biānchéngto programHSK 9
- 编织biānzhīto weaveHSK 9
- 编造biānzàoto compileHSK 9
- 邮编yóubiānpostal codeHSK 9