What does 辫 mean in Chinese?

辫 (biàn) means "a braid or queue; to plait" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 辫?

辫 is pronounced "biàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

辫 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 辫 include 辫子 (plait), 小辫 (pigtail), 发辫 (braid), 小辫儿 (erhua variant of 小辮|小辫[xiao3 bian4]), 小辫子 (pigtail).

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辫

biàn

a braid or queue; to plait

verb

Traditional: 辮

Radical: 辛 (no. 160)Traditional: 辮

她梳着一条长辫子。

Tā shū zhe yī tiáo cháng biànzi

She wears a long braid

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
辫子	biàn zi	plait	HSK 7-9
小辫	xiǎo biàn	pigtail
发辫	fà biàn	braid
小辫儿	xiǎo biàn r	erhua variant of 小辮\|小辫[xiao3 bian4]
小辫子	xiǎo biàn zi

辫 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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