辮
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biàn · braid, pigtail, plait

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

20Total strokes

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Left-middle-rightCharacter structure

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糸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 辮

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Example sentences

Notice where 辮 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de biàn zǐ diào le.她的辮子掉了。

Her pigtail fell out.

Source: Tatoeba #13545603 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒ bāng nǐ biān biàn zǐ má?你想讓我幫你編辮子嗎?

Would you like me to braid your hair?

Source: Tatoeba #13545612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bǎ hú zǐ biān chéng le biàn zǐ.湯姆把鬍子編成了辮子。

Tom has braided his beard.

Source: Tatoeba #13545609 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ bǎ tóu fà biān chéng le biàn zǐ.薩米把頭髮編成了辮子。

Sami braided his hair.

Source: Tatoeba #13545613 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yòng sī dài zài tóu shàng zhā le yí gè mǎ wěi biàn.我用絲帶在頭上紮了一個馬尾辮。

I used a ribbon to tie my hair into a ponytail.

Source: Tatoeba #392328 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì zhèng zài bǎ tóu fà biān chéng biàn zǐ.瑪莉正在把頭髮編成辮子。

Mary is plaiting her hair into a pigtail.

Source: Tatoeba #13545600 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 辮 in context

  1. Say biàn, then recall the core meaning: braid, pigtail, plait.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-middle-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 辮 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.