Braid - pinyin [ biàn zi ]?

Explanation

1. A strip of hair braided in separate strands and crosses.

Lu Xun 《朝花夕拾-藤野先生》："(the foreign students from Qing Dynasty) had big braids coiled on their heads, topping the tops of their student-made hats, forming a 'Mount Fuji'." Nanding, "Chief of Section": "That day, when dinner was about to be served, Xiao Li, with one braid in front and one behind, hurried to find Chief Wang."

2, something like a braid: garlic ~.

Garlic braid

Harvesting garlic, the garlic seedling and garlic together into a braid like, thirty heads or so for a braid, the finished product is called a garlic braid, also known as garlic braid. Then rack drying to 7 - 8% dry storage or sale. By storing garlic in this way, the garlic in the braid is less likely to lose moisture. This work process is called braided garlic.

3. Metaphorical handle: grasp ~ | seize ~ not let go.