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撰
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compose

HSK 7
Human →Actions
zhuàn
サン、セン
せん.する、えら.む、えら.ぶ
찬, 천
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 巽 represents the sound. Simplified form of 譔.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 巽 obedient =
撰 compose
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
巽 Phonetic component
xùn obedient
5th of the 8 trigrams
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
撰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
撰 [zhuàn]
to compose; to compile
Japanese
撰 せん 同音
nounn-suf anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection (sometimes confused with 選)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
撰 あつむ
Atsumu given name
撰 えなみ
Enami surname
撰 えらび
Erabi surname
撰 えらぶ
Erabu surname
撰 えらみ
Erami surname
CHINESE WORDS (14)
撰写 [zhuàn​xiě] #19,813
to write
撰写 [zhuàn​xiě] #19,813
to write
杜撰 [dù​zhuàn] #23,332
to fabricate
撰稿人 [zhuàn​gǎo​rén] #21,774
author (of a manuscript)
撰文 [zhuàn​wén] #11,794
to write an article
撰稿 [zhuàn​gǎo] #45,165
to write (an article for publication)
编撰 [biān​zhuàn] #40,386
to compile
编撰 [biān​zhuàn] #40,386
to compile
撰述 [zhuàn​shù] #54,016
to compose (a piece of writing)
修撰 [xiū​zhuàn] #55,811
to compile
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JAPANESE WORDS (26)
⭐ 選ぶ [えらぶ] #335
to choose
⭐ 杜撰 [ずさん] #34,524
careless
新選組 [しんせんぐみ] #48,207
Shinsengumi
⭐ 選る [よる] #61,901
to choose
⭐ 特選 [とくせん] #64,430
special selection
百選 [ひゃくせん] #87,261
top hundred
選集 [せんしゅう] #90,147
selection (e.g. of poems, texts)
新選 [しんせん] #115,074
newly compiled
勅撰集 [ちょくせんしゅう] #118,576
imperially commissioned poetry anthology
撰者 [せんじゃ] #123,255
author
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