懂中文 Dong Chinese

撰

zhuàn

compose

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 巽 represents the sound. Simplified form of 譔.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

巽 sound component

巽  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

撰  

zhuàn

compose, write, compile; to compose; to compile

撰 (譔) 

zhuàn

variant of 撰[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)