编录 (biān lù) — to excerpt and edit (texts, documents); to compile and record

Definition

A formal written verb meaning to compile, excerpt, and edit texts for publication. Pairs with 文献, 资料, 手稿, and similar scholarly materials — closer to 编辑 with an emphasis on selection and recording.

verb
to excerpt and edit (texts, documents)to compile and record

Examples

  • 编录。
    Tā huā le sān nián shí jiān biān lù zhè bù wén xiàn.
    He spent three years excerpting and editing this document.
  • 编录。
    Tú shū guǎn zhèng zài biān lù gǔ dài shǒu gǎo.
    The library is compiling and recording ancient manuscripts.
  • 编录。
    Zhè xiē zī liào xū yào zǐ xì biān lù cái néng chū bǎn.
    These materials need careful compilation and editing before publication.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

编biāncompile
录lùrecord

The actions 编 compile and 录 record work together, putting material together and writing it down.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 編; 编 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
扁
扁biǎn編biān
Same sound today

The traditional form 編 pairs 糸 (thread), for knitting a book together, with 扁 as the sound part; the simplified 编 is only a shorthand.

Open 编 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù錄lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 录 →

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