zhuàn
compose
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 巽 represents the sound. Simplified form of 譔.
Components
Evolution
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 撰
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to write | ||
to fabricate | ||
author (of a manuscript) | ||
article (in publication) | ||
to write (an article for publication) |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[dz]ro[n]ʔ | dzrjwenX | zhuàn | create, invent |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 1.4416% of movies
3234th most common character in movies
2300th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 15 |
Unicode | U+64B0 |
Sources
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