撰 — Chinese character
撰
zhuàn
to compose, to write
- Pinyin
- zhuàn
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 扌 巽
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 巽
- Japanese
- 撰 as a kanji
Common words with 撰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撰写 (撰寫) | zhuàn xiě | to write; to compose |
| 撰文 | zhuàn wén | to write an article |
| 编撰 (編撰) | biān zhuàn | to compile; to edit |
| 撰稿 | zhuàn gǎo | to write (an article for publication) |
| 杜撰 | dù zhuàn | to fabricate; to make sth up |
| 撰稿人 | zhuàn gǎo rén | author (of a manuscript) |
| 撰述 | zhuàn shù | to compose (a piece of writing); to write |
| 修撰 | xiū zhuàn | to compile; to compose |
| 撰拟 (撰擬) | zhuàn nǐ | to draft; to draw up |
| 撰录 (撰錄) | zhuàn lù | to compile and record |
English words written with 撰
撰 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1
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