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编

編
biān
verb HSK 4 #1,436

Meanings

  1. 1 to compile; to edit
  2. 2 to compose; to write
  3. 3 to weave; to braid

Characters

编
biān
to compile; to weave; to write
Contains the silk radical 纟, since ancient books were compiled by weaving bamboo strips with silk thread.

Examples

这本书是谁编的？
Zhè běn shū shì shéi biān de?
Who compiled this book?
他编了一个故事。
Tā biān le yī ge gùshi.
He made up a story.
奶奶会编竹篮子。
Nǎinai huì biān zhú lánzi.
Grandma knows how to weave bamboo baskets.

Tips

usage
编 has two distinct meanings in daily life: (1) to compile/edit (编辑 biānjí = editor), (2) to make up/fabricate (别编了！= Stop making things up!). Context tells you which.
memory
The 纟(silk) radical on the left relates to threads — weaving threads together, or weaving words into a text.

Stroke Order

编 biān