编biān
to compile, to edit. 12 strokes, radical 纟, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 编
Strokes 1–3 write 纟, then strokes 4–12 write 扁.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 编 · the stroke-order rules
What 编 is made of
纟 (sī, silk) and 扁 (biǎn, flat).
纟 carries the meaning — thread — and 扁 carries the sound.
Words that use 编
| 编 | to compile, to edit 把零散的内容整理成一本书 老教授潜心主编一本教科书。The old professor devoted himself to compile a new textbook. Lesson 250, 本科求索与学海启航 · 校园治学与青春求索 · Campus Academics, Intellectual Debate & Graduation |
| 编辑 | editor; to edit, compile 负责检查、整理文字或书稿的人或工作 这位编辑仔细校对每一篇稿件的文字。The editor carefully proofread every article's text. Lesson 391, 便利修治 · 辨微知著与兼修博览 · Essentials & Institutional Learning |
| 编制 | formal staff position, payroll establishment 指机关或单位正式核定的人员定额 青年报考海关编制岗位。Young people applied for a formal position at customs. Lesson 543, 厉兵秣马 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
Characters that share the sound part 扁
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 纟
All 44 of them, and what the radical means, on the 纟 radical page.