修撰
xiū​zhuàn

compile

修 xiū decorate, embellish, repair

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 攸 represents the sound.

Components

攸
攸 Sound component
yōu distant
彡
彡 Meaning component
shān, xiǎn hair

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsjuws-liw adorn

說文解字

飾也。从彡攸聲。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

撰 zhuàn compose

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 巽 represents the sound. Simplified form of 譔.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

巽
巽 Sound component
xùn, zhuàn obedient

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzrjwenX[dz]ro[n]ʔcreate, invent
Zhengzhangsɡroːnʔ
sɡronʔ
Unicodejrhiuɛ̌n

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica