编 (biān): to edit, to compile
编 (biān) is a Chinese character meaning “to edit, to compile.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 扁 (phonetic). It ranks #858 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 编 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to edit, to compile
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 编
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 编排verb | biān pái | to arrange |
| 编剧verb | biān jù | to write a play |
| 编造verb | biān zào | to compile |
| 编号noun | biān hào | to number |
| 主编noun | zhǔ biān | editor in chief |
| 编码verb | biān mǎ | to code |
| 编程noun | biān chéng | (computing) to program |
| 编织verb | biān zhī | to weave |
| 胡编verb | hú biān | to make things up |
| 在编verb | zài biān | (of personnel or positions) having permanent status under China's official staffing system 編制|编制, with fu... |
| 编队verb | biān duì | to form into columns |
| 总编 | zǒng biān | chief editor (of newspaper) |
| 编制verb | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department) |
| 编成verb | biān chéng | to organize |
| 邮编noun | yóu biān | postal code |
编 appears in 100 compound words: 49 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 编 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
编辑部正在整理今年的文章，准备出版合集。
Biānjí bù zhèngzài zhěnglǐ jīnnián de wénzhāng, zhǔnbèi chūbǎn héjí.
The editorial department is organizing this year's articles, preparing to publish a collection.
“氛围编程”命名人卡帕西:智能体会干活之后,编程...
fēn wéi biān chéng mìng míng rén kǎ pà xī zhì néng tǐ huì gān huó zhī hòu , biān chéng . . .
"Atmosphere Programming" Namer Kapathi: After the intelligent experience works, programming...
...?在台韩人A9、A13分不清 网揭信义区编号真相
. . . ? zài tái hán rén fēn bù qīng wǎng jiē xìn yì qū biān hào zhēn xiāng
...? In Taiwan, Koreans A9 and A13 are indistinguishable, and the truth about the numbering of Xinyi District is revealed on the Internet
军营观察丨“水下编辑部”的故事
jūn yíng guàn chá 丨 shuǐ xià biān jí bù de gù shì
Barracks Observation丨The story of the "Underwater Editorial Department"
...军购条例付委 国民党:一定支持但不能浮滥编列
. . . jūn gòu tiáo lì fù wěi guó mín dǎng yī dìng zhī chí dàn bù néng fú làn biān liè
... The Kuomintang of the Military Procurement Regulations to the Committee: We must support but not exaggerate the compilation
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汤姆把胡子编成了辫子。
Tāngmǔ bǎ húzi biānchéng le biànzi.
Tom has braided his beard.
我们应该对人使用基因编辑吗？
Wǒmen yīnggāi duì rén shǐyòng jīyīn biānjí ma?
Should we use genetic engineering on people?
你想让我帮你编辫子吗？
Nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒ bāng nǐ biān biànzi ma?
Would you like me to braid your hair?
萨米把头发编成了辫子。
Sà mǐ bǎtóu fà biānchéng le biànzi.
Sami braided his hair.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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