懂中文 Dong Chinese

編

biān

knit, compile, edit

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

扁 sound component

扁  Sound component

biǎn, piān

  

flat

Evolution

編 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
編 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
編 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

编 (編) 

biān

knit, weave; arrange; compile; to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate

Most common words with 編
Freq.
Word
Meaning

编

to weave

编辑

to edit

编制

to weave

编剧

scenario

编号

to number