辫
a braid or queue; to plait
17 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,791 U+8FAB
How 辫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 辛 (phonetic, xīn)
How to remember it
braid · Heisig RSH #2555
chili pepper + thread
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 辛
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 辛 (xīn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辛 sound component | xīn | bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem |
| 梓 | zǐ | Catalpa ovata |
| 莘 | shēn | numerous, long; a marsh plant with a medicinal root |
| 锌 | xīn | zinc |
Words containing 辫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小辫子 | xiǎo biàn zi | pigtail; (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others |
| 小辫儿 | xiǎo biàn r | erhua variant of 小辮|小辫[xiao3 bian4] |
| 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 |
| 抓小辫子 | zhuā xiǎo biàn zi | to catch sb out |
| 麻花辫 | má huā biàn | braided pigtail |
| 抓辫子 | zhuā biàn zi | to grab sb by the pigtail; to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings |
| 辫子 | biàn zi | plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; hand… |
| 小辫 | xiǎo biàn | pigtail |
| 发辫 | fà biàn | braid |
| 剃发留辫 | tì fà liú biàn | to shave the head but keep the queue |
| 翘辫子 | qiào biàn zi | (coll.) to die; to kick the bucket |
| 揪辫子 | jiū biàn zi | to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair); to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's sh… |
| 脏辫 | zāng biàn | dreadlocks |