biàn

braid

Components
辛 sound component

  Sound component

xīn

  

laborious

纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

thread

辛 sound component

  Sound component

xīn

  

laborious

Evolution

辫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
辫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
辫 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
辫 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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biàn

braid; pigtail, plait, queue; a braid or queue; to plait

Most common words with 辫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

辫子

plait

to plait

小辫子

pigtail

发辫

braid

小辫

pigtail