撰

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to compose; to compile

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 巽 sound ( xùn )

Components 扌巽

compose · Heisig RSH #2769

fingers + snakeskin + 共 together

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
撰文	zhuàn wén	to write an article
撰稿人	zhuàn gǎo rén	author (of a manuscript)
修撰	xiū zhuàn	to compile; to compose
撰录	zhuàn lù	to compile and record
编撰	biān zhuàn	to compile; to edit
撰写	zhuàn xiě	to write; to compose
杜撰	dù zhuàn	to fabricate; to make sth up; invented
撰拟	zhuàn nǐ	to draft; to draw up; to compose (a plan or document)
撰述	zhuàn shù	to compose (a piece of writing); to write; (written) work; writer
撰稿	zhuàn gǎo	to write (an article for publication)

Characters sharing the sound component 巽 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
巽 sound part	xùn	mild, modest, obedient; southeast; 5th of the 8 trigrams
馔	zhuàn	to feed, support, provide for; food