biên

verb

• To jot down
  • biên tên vào sổ: to jot down a name in one's notebook, to enter one's name in a register
• To write
  • biên thư: to write letters

noun

• Edge, selvedge, list, line
  • bóng ra ngoài biên: The ball is out of the touch-line
  • lụa tốt xem biên: a silk cloth's quality is shown by its selvedge
  • vượt biên: to escape over the border