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編
简 编 · 繁 編Mandarin · pinyin biān
Meanings
- to weave
- to plait
- to organize
- to group
- to arrange
- to edit
- to compile
- to write
- to compose
- to fabricate
- to make up
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to put in order; to arrange
- to weave; to knit; to plait
- to write; to compose; to author; to compile; to edit
- to connect; to join
- to make up; to fabricate
- (historical) cord for tying slips of inscribed bamboo or wood together
- part of a book; book; volume
- (Hokkien) to braid (hair, rope, etc.)
- (Hokkien) to braid (hair, rope, etc.) — (Quanzhou Hokkien, specifically) to braid (hair)
- a surname
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