简编 Traditional form: 簡編 Pinyin (reading): jiǎnbiān Definitions: concise edition; abridged edition; compendium Characters: 简 - simple, succinct, terse; a letter 编 - to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile Traditional characters: 簡 - simple, succinct, terse; a letter 編 - to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile