编码
biān​mǎ

code

编 biān knit, compile, edit Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 編.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

扁
扁 Sound component
biǎn flat

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

码 mǎ weight, number Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 马 represents the sound. Simplified form of 碼.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
马
马 Sound component
mǎ horse

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

編 biān knit, compile, edit Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

扁
扁 Sound component
biǎn flat

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpenpˤe[r] plait, weave
pjienpe[r]
(~ *mə-pe[r] in donor to HM)		plait, weave

說文解字

《說文》：“編，次簡也。从糸，扁聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

碼 mǎ weight, number Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 馬 represents the sound.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
馬
馬 Sound component
mǎ horse

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmraːʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang