编
biān
to weave
to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up
silk thread (纟) + flat shape (扁) = weave, organize, compile
The silk radical anchors the idea of threading and weaving strands together — a craft that extends naturally to organizing words and compiling texts. 扁 lends the sound biān; the meaning is carried entirely by 纟.
她用草编了一个小篮子。
tā yòng cǎo biān le yī gè xiǎo lán zi。
She wove a small basket out of grass.
他花了好几年才编完这本词典。
tā huā le hǎo jǐ nián cái biān wán zhè běn cí diǎn。
It took him several years to finish compiling this dictionary.
Words with 编
新编
xīn biān
to compile anew; new (version)
编组
biān zǔ
to organize into groups
合编
hé biān
to compile in collaboration with
编成
biān chéng
to organize
胡编
hú biān
to make things up
编钟
biān zhōng
set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)
编著
biān zhù
to compile
选编
xuǎn biān
selected works (poems, documents etc); anthology
部首编排法
bù shǒu biān pái fǎ
dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals
邮编
yóu biān
postal code
邮政编码
yóu zhèng biān mǎ
postal code
重编
chóng biān
(of a dictionary etc) revised edition