撰(zhuàn)

HSK 7-915 strokes

to compose

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuàn
Meaning
to compose; to compile
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 撰 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌巽

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 巽 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu巽xùn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 撰 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 撰

Common words using 撰 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhuàn撰xiě写
HSK 7-9

to write; to compose

Open 撰写 page →
xiū修zhuàn撰

to compile; to compose

Open 修撰 page →
zhuàn撰nǐ拟

to draft; to draw up; to compose (a plan or document)

Open 撰拟 page →
zhuàn撰wén文

to write an article

Open 撰文 page →
zhuàn撰gǎo稿

to write (an article for publication)

Open 撰稿 page →
zhuàn撰gǎo稿rén人

author (of a manuscript)

Open 撰稿人 page →
zhuàn撰shù述

to compose (a piece of writing)

Open 撰述 page →
dù杜zhuàn撰

to fabricate

Open 杜撰 page →

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From 撰’s common words

写修拟文稿人述杜

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