zhuàn

compose

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

巽 sound component

  Sound component

xùn

  

obedient

Evolution

撰 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
撰 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
撰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhuàn

compose, write, compile; to compose; to compile

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zhuàn

variant of [zhuàn]

Most common words with 撰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

撰写

to write

杜撰

to fabricate

撰稿人

author (of a manuscript)

撰文

article (in publication)

撰稿

to write (an article for publication)