纂 (zuǎn): (literary) to compile, to edit, red silk ribbon
纂 (zuǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) to compile.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 算 (phonetic) and 糸 (semantic). It ranks #4677 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 纂 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 红 (hóng, red), 线 (xiàn, line, thread), 结 (jié, knot, result).
Definitions
- (literary) to compile
- to edit
- red silk ribbon
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
纂 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
纂字由20笔画组成,结构很巧妙。
zuǎn zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "纂" consists of 20 strokes and has a very ingenious structure.
《资治通鉴》编纂历时19年,仅手稿便曾堆满两间屋子。
zī zhì tōng jiàn biān zuǎn lì shí 1 9 nián , jǐn shǒu gǎo biàn céng duī mǎn liǎng jiān wū zǐ .
The compilation of *Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Governance* took 19 years, and the manuscripts alone once filled two rooms.
《论语》编纂者记述孔门弟子,大多称字以示尊敬。
lùn yǔ biān zuǎn zhě jì shù kǒng mén dì zǐ , dà duō chèn zì yǐ shì zūn jìng .
The compilers of the *Analects* referred to Confucius’s disciples primarily by their courtesy names as a mark of respect.
湖南出版集团党委书记、董事长,中南传媒董事长贺砾辉介绍了读本编纂出版全过程。
hú nán chū bǎn jí tuán dǎng wěi shū jì , dǒng shì cháng , zhōng nán chuán méi dǒng shì cháng hè 砾 huī jiè shào le dòu běn biān zuǎn chū bǎn quán guò chéng .
He Lihui, Party Secretary and Chairman of Hunan Publishing Group and Chairman of Zhongnan Media, described the entire process of compiling and publishing the reader.
目前,谭步云正在参与编纂一部粤语正字字典,这部字典将解决“识听识讲唔识写”的问题。
mù qián , Tán bù yún zhèng zài cān yǔ biān zuǎn yī bù yuè yǔ zhèng zì zì diǎn , zhè bù zì diǎn jiāng jiě jué shí tīng shí jiǎng 唔 shí xiě de wèn tí .
Tan Buyun is currently working on compiling a dictionary of standard Cantonese characters, which will address the problem of people who “can read and listen to Cantonese and speak it, but cannot write it.”
加快推动教育法典研究编纂,修订教师法等法律,健全教材管理、校外培训管理等法规制度。
jiā kuài tuī dòng jiào yù fǎ diǎn yán jiū biān zuǎn , xiū dìng jiào shī fǎ děng fǎ lǜ , jiàn quán jiào cái guǎn lǐ , jiào wài péi xùn guǎn lǐ děng fǎ guī zhì dù .
Accelerate research and compilation of the Education Code, revise laws such as the Teachers’ Law, and improve regulatory systems governing textbook management and off-campus training.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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