辮 meaning and stroke order
Braid, pigtail, plait; queue
How to write 辮, stroke by stroke
20 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 辮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- a braid or queue
- to plait
How 辮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
糸 gives the meaning and 辛 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糸 (silk), shared by 27 characters on this site.
How to remember 辮
Picture a silk thread 糸 in the middle being woven between two strands on either side, the two 辛 shapes. Three parts side by side, just like the three strands of a braid.
辮 (biàn) is a traditional character, and in mainland simplified writing it appears as 辫. It almost always shows up in the word 辮子 (biànzi), meaning a braid or pigtail. Example: 她梳了兩條辮子。(Tā shū le liǎng tiáo biànzi.) She wore her hair in two braids.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 辮 with look-alikes built on the same 辛...辛 frame, such as 辯 (biàn, to argue) with 言 in the middle and 辨 (biàn, to distinguish) with a knife stroke in the middle. Check the middle part: thread 糸 means braid.
Common words with 辮
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 辮子 | biànzi | plait; braid | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 辮
How many strokes are in 辮?
辮 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 辮 mean?
辮 (biàn) means braid, pigtail, plait; queue. A common word with it is 辫子 (biànzi), meaning "plait; braid".
How do you pronounce 辮?
辮 is pronounced biàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 辮?
The radical of 辮 is 糸, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 辮 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 辮?
辮 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 辫, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What measure word is used with 辮子?
Use 條 (tiáo) for braids, as in 一條辮子 (yì tiáo biànzi), one braid. 根 (gēn) is also heard in casual speech.
Does 辮子 have any figurative meaning?
Yes. 抓辮子 (zhuā biànzi), literally to grab someone's braid, means to seize on someone's mistake or weak point to use against them.