biàn

a braid or queue

to plait

silk (纟) flanked by two spicy (辛辛) = threads plaited into a braid

The silk radical (纟) carries the meaning: threads twisted together into a braid. The two 辛 components flank it symmetrically and mainly supply the sound biàn.

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Silk threadsSemantic
BitterPhonetic

她的子又长又黑。

tā de biàn zi yòu cháng yòu hēi.

Her braid is both long and black.

妈妈每天早上帮女儿头发。

māma měi tiān zǎo shang bāng nǚ ér biàn tóu fa.

Mom helps her daughter plait her hair every morning.

Words with 辫

双辫八色鸫

shuāng biàn bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)

马尾辫

mǎ wěi biàn

ponytail

发辫

fà biàn

braid

麻花辫

má huā biàn

braided pigtail

剃发留辫

tì fà liú biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

小辫

xiǎo biàn

pigtail

小辫儿

xiǎo biàn r

erhua variant of 小辮|小辫[xiao3 bian4]

小辫子

xiǎo biàn zi

pigtail

抓小辫子

zhuā xiǎo biàn zi

to catch sb out

抓辫子

zhuā biàn zi

to grab sb by the pigtail

揪辫子

jiū biàn zi

to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)

脏辫

zāng biàn

dreadlocks

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