Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
编 / 編 [biān]
to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate
Japanese
noun
- compilation (of a text); editing
- volume (of a text)
- completed literary work
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
編 あみ
Ami female given name
編 あむ
Amu female given name
編 ふくじゅ
Fukuju unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (102)
编辑 [biānjí] #3,372
to edit
编制 [biānzhì] #20,689
to weave
编剧 [biānjù] #5,602
to write a play
编号 [biānhào] #6,812
to number
编排 [biānpái] #5,284
to arrange
主编 [zhǔbiān] #8,804
editor in chief
改编 [gǎibiān] #7,750
to adapt
编造 [biānzào] #6,742
to compile
编码 [biānmǎ] #9,027
to code
编写 [biānxiě] #14,935
to compile
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JAPANESE WORDS (184)
⭐ 編む [あむ] #9,243
to knit
⭐ 編集 [へんしゅう] #9,366
editing
⭐ 編成 [へんせい] #9,903
composition
⭐ 編 [へん] #10,180
compilation (of a text)
三つ編み [みつあみ] #15,445
braid (hair, cord. etc.)
⭐ 編入 [へんにゅう] #15,770
admission
⭐ 編集者 [へんしゅうしゃ] #16,160
editor (in publishing, etc.)
編集長 [へんしゅうちょう] #17,271
editor-in-chief
編み出す [あみだす] #17,609
to think up
編集部 [へんしゅうぶ] #17,802
editorial department
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