Usage of the character 编

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

shōubiān

收编

[收編]

to incorporate into one's troops
to weave in

biānchéng

编成

[編成]

to organize
to put together
to edit

biānzhì

编制

[編製]

to weave
to plait
to compile
to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc)

měibiān

美编

[美編]

(publishing) (abbr. for 美術編輯／美术编辑 (měishùbiānjí)) layout and graphics
graphic design
art editor
graphic designer

hébiān

合编

[合編]

to compile in collaboration with
to merge and reorganize (army units etc)

biānzhù

编著

[編著]

to compile
to write

biānhào

编号

[編號]

to number
numbering
serial number

zhúbiān

竹编

[竹編]

wickerwork

biānjié

编结

[編結]

to weave
to plait

huìbiān

汇编

[彙編]

variant of 匯編／汇编 (huìbiān)

biānxuǎn

编选

[編選]

to select and edit
to compile

biānshěn

编审

[編審]

to copy-edit
copy editor

biānzhuàn

编撰

[編撰]

to compile
to edit

hùnbiān

混编

[混編]

mixed

dìngbiān

定编

[定編]

fixed allocation

biānbān

编班

[編班]

to group students into classes
to divide people (staff members etc) into groups

yóubiān

邮编

[郵編]

postal code
zip code

biānxiě

编写

[編寫]

to compile

biāncì

编次

[編次]

to arrange things in sequence
sequence in which things are arranged

biānxiū

编修

[編修]

to compile and edit

biānchéng

编程

[編程]

(computing) to program
programming

biānzhù

编注

[編註]

editor's note

chóngbiān

重编

[重編]

(of a dictionary etc) revised edition

biānlù

编录

[編錄]

to select and edict
to edit extracts

cǎobiān

草编

[草編]

straw weaving

xuǎnbiān

选编

[選編]

selected works (poems, documents etc); anthology

biānjí

编辑

[編輯]

to edit
to compile
editor
compiler

quánbiān

全编

[全編]

complete edition

biānqìng

编磬

[編磬]

musical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone

tǒngbiān

统编

[統編]

(Tw) the VAT identification number of a business or organization (abbr. for 統一編號／统一编号 (tǒngyībiānhào))

xiūbiān

修编

[修編]

to revise

biānqiǎn

编遣

[編遣]

to reorganize (troops etc) and discharge surplus personnel

biānduì

编队

[編隊]

to form into columns
to organize into teams
formation (of ships or aircraft)

zhǔbiān

主编

[主編]

editor in chief

biānzhě

编者

[編者]

editor; compiler

kuòbiān

扩编

[擴編]

to expand (esp. by new recruitment)
to increase the army
to augment

yúnbiān

芸编

[芸編]

(old) books

gōubiān

钩编

[鉤編]

to crochet

biānwù

编务

[編務]

editing

biānmǎ

编码

[編碼]

to code
to encode
code

jiǎnbiān

简编

[簡編]

concise edition; abridged edition; compendium

biānzào

编造

[編造]

to compile
to draw up
to fabricate
to invent
to concoct
to make up
to cook up

xīnbiān

新编

[新編]

to compile anew; new (version)
newly set up (part of an organization)

biānpái

编排

[編排]

to arrange
to lay out

biānzhī

编织

[編織]

to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid
(fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)

zǒngbiān

总编

[總編]

chief editor (of newspaper)
abbr. for 總編輯／总编辑

biānzhōng

编钟

[編鐘]

set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)

biāndǎo

编导

[編導]

to write and direct (a play, film etc)
playwright-director
choreographer-director
scenarist-director

biānzuǎn

编纂

[編纂]

to compile (an encyclopedia etc)

biānmù

编目

[編目]

to make a catalogue
catalogue
list

xiābiān

瞎编

[瞎編]

to fabricate (a story)

zébiān

责编

[責編]

editor in charge (abbr. for 責任編輯／责任编辑 (zérènbiānjí))

húbiān

胡编

[胡編]

to make things up
to concoct (a story, an excuse etc)

biānzǔ

编组

[編組]

to organize into groups
marshalling

biānyìn

编印

[編印]

to compile and print
to publish

biānyì

编译

[編譯]

to translate and edit
translator-editor
(computing) to compile (source code)

biānqǔ

编曲

[編曲]

to compose (music)
arrangement

gǎibiān

改编

[改編]

to adapt
to rearrange
to revise

biānliè

编列

[編列]

to arrange in order
to compile
to prepare (a budget, project etc)

biānwǔ

编舞

[編舞]

choreography
choreographer

zōngbiān

棕编

[棕編]

woven palm fiber (used in handicraft)
coir
woven coconut fiber

biānjù

编剧

[編劇]

to write a play
scenario
dramatist
screenwriter

huìbiān

汇编

[匯編]

to compile
collection; compilation

xiǎobiān

小编

[小編]

editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)

zàibiān

在编

[在編]

to be on the regular payroll
to be on the permanent staff

biānzhì

编制

[編制]

to establish (a unit or department)
staffing structure (excluding temporary and casual staff)

biānrù

编入

[編入]

to include (in a list etc)
to assign (to a class, a work unit etc)

xùbiān

续编

[續編]

sequel
continuation (of a serial publication)

biānjiéyè

编结业

[編結業]

weaving industry

biānyìqì

编译器

[編譯器]

compiler

biānjíshì

编辑室

[編輯室]

editorial office

biānyìjiā

编译家

[編譯家]

translator and editor

biānjíjiā

编辑家

[編輯家]

editor
compiler

biānzhě'àn

编者按

[編者按]

editor's commentary

kěbiānchéng

可编程

[可編程]

programmable

biānmǎqì

编码器

[編碼器]

encoder

biānjíqì

编辑器

[編輯器]

editor (software)

biānzhě'àn

编者案

[編者案]

variant of 編者按／编者按 (biānzhě'àn)

biānniántǐ

编年体

[編年體]

in the style of annals
chronological history, the regular form of the Chinese dynastic histories

yìngbiānmǎ

硬编码

[硬編碼]

(computing) to hard code; hard-coded

yǒubiānzhì

有编制

[有編制]

having a permanent post
part of the official staff

zǒngbiānjí

总编辑

[總編輯]

chief editor (of newspaper)

biānniánshǐ

编年史

[編年史]

annals
chronicle

biānzhīpǐn

编织品

[編織品]

woven fabric

kēxuébiānjí

科学编辑

[科學編輯]

science editor (of a publication)

Yùmíng Biānmǎ

域名编码

[域名編碼]

Punycode (encoding for internationalized domain names) (abbr. for 國際化域名編碼／国际化域名编码 ( Guójìhuà Yùmíng Biānmǎ))

húbiānluànzào

胡编乱造

[胡編亂造]

to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
to make things up

chángtàibiānbān

常态编班

[常態編班]

see 常態分班／常态分班 (chángtàifēnbān)

yóuzhèngbiānmǎ

邮政编码

[郵政編碼]

postal code
zip code

wéibiānsānjué

韦编三绝

[韋編三絕]

lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
fig. to study diligently

wǔbǐbiānmǎ

五笔编码

[五筆編碼]

five-stroke code, Chinese character input method

měishùbiānjí

美术编辑

[美術編輯]

(publishing) layout and graphics
graphic design
art editor
graphic designer

xiābiānluànzào

瞎编乱造

[瞎編亂造]

random lies and falsehoods

biānbānkǎoshì

编班考试

[編班考試]

placement test

zérènbiānjí

责任编辑

[責任編輯]

editor in charge

huìbiānyǔyán

汇编语言

[匯編語言]

assembly language

tǒngyībiānhào

统一编号

[統一編號]

(Tw) the VAT identification number of a business or organization

biānmǎxìtǒng

编码系统

[編碼系統]

coding system

èrjìnzhìbiānmǎ

二进制编码

[二進制編碼]

binary code
binary encoding

biānmǎzìfújí

编码字符集

[編碼字符集]

coded character set

bùshǒubiānpáifǎ

部首编排法

[部首編排法]

dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals

wénběnbiānjíqì

文本编辑器

[文本編輯器]

text editor

Mànchèsītèbiānmǎ

曼彻斯特编码

[曼徹斯特編碼]

Manchester encoding

yìngyòngchéngxùbiānchéngjiēkǒu

应用程序编程接口

[應用程序編程接口]

application programming interface (API)

kěcāxiěkěbiānchéngzhīdúcúnchǔqì

可擦写可编程只读存储器

[可擦寫可編程只讀存儲器]

EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)