辫

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a braid or queue; to plait

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 辛 sound ( xīn )

Components 辛 ×2 纟

braid · Heisig RSH #2555

chili pepper + thread

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Characters sharing the sound component 辛 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
辛 sound part	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