编 (biān): to weave, to edit, to write

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 6verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to weave, to edit, to write
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6
Strokes: 12
Radical: 纟
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to weave
to plait
to organize
to group
to arrange
to edit
to compile
to write
to compose
to fabricate
to make up

Chinese explanation

用细长的东西交叉组织起来，做成器物，如编筐、编辫子
把材料加以组织整理，写成书报等，如编写、编书
按一定次序排列或安排，如编排、编号
凭想象创造故事，如编瞎话、编故事。

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Example sentences

Grandma sat on a bamboo chair in the yard, weaving a small basket with her nimble fingers, sunlight falling on her gray hair.

To give her daughter a surprise, she spent a month weaving a warm and beautiful scarf with colorful yarn.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the villagers gathered together, weaving fresh reed leaves into various shapes to prepare zongzi.

He has loved handicrafts since childhood, often weaving willow branches into small animals to give to the neighbor's children to play with.

The people in this region have made a living by weaving straw hats for generations; the hats they weave are both sturdy and beautiful, renowned far and wide.

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