biàn

hem

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

thread

便 sound component

便  Sound component

biànpián

  

convenience

Evolution

缏 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
缏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
缏 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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biàn

hem; plait, braid, queue; braid