编辑
Old HSK 5
编辑 (biānjí) · to edit
编辑 (biānjí) means “to edit; editor”. It is written with 2 characters: 编 (to weave) + 辑 (to gather). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 编辑 is built
The characters
编 biān · to weave
What 编 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 扁biǎn — flat
- 户hù — a household
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 户hù — a household
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 扁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
辑 jí · to gather
What 辑 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 咠qì — to whisper
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 口kǒu — mouth
Example sentences
她是一家杂志的编辑。Tā shì yī jiā zázhì de biānjí.She is an editor at a magazine.
这本书是谁编辑的？Zhè běn shū shì shéi biānjí de?Who edited this book?
Questions about 编辑
What does 编辑 mean?
编辑 (biānjí) means “to edit; editor”.
How do you pronounce 编辑?
编辑 is pronounced biānjí.
Which HSK level is 编辑?
编辑 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 编辑 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.