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biānjù HSK7

screenwriter

biān knit, compile, edit Simplified

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

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

扁 Sound component

biǎn flat

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

jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound. Simplified form of 劇.

Components

居 Sound component

jū live

刂 Meaning component

dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

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

biān knit, compile, edit Traditional

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

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

扁 Sound component

biǎn flat

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	pen	pˤe[r]	plait, weave
	pjien	pe[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)

jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 豦 represents the sound.

Components

豦 Sound component

jù, qú a wild boar

刂 Meaning component

dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		ɡaɡ
Unicode	ghiæk

說文解字

《說文新附》：“劇，尤甚也。从刀，未詳，豦聲。”

Sources

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

编 biān knit, compile, edit Simplified

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剧 jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Simplified

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編 biān knit, compile, edit Traditional

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說文解字

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劇 jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Traditional

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biān knit, compile, edit Simplified

jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Simplified

biān knit, compile, edit Traditional

jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Traditional