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