撰 zhuàn to write
to write; to compose
怎么记住“撰”: 扌 hand + 巽 arrange = to write. The student takes a pen in her hand, tries to arrange her notes on the desk and finally sits down to write her thesis.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
撰 = 扌 hand + 巽 arrange
- 扌 hand meaning
- 巽 arrange sound
The student takes a pen in her hand, tries to arrange her notes on the desk and finally sits down to write her thesis.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; to compose/write (formal texts): 撰写 (zhuànxiě) to write/author, 撰稿 (zhuàngǎo) to write a manuscript, 编撰 (biānzhuàn) to compile.
- 撰稿人 (zhuàngǎorén) = a (contributing) writer.
- More formal than 写 (xiě); used for articles, books, official documents.