纂 (zuǎn): (literary) to compile, to edit, red silk ribbon

纂 (zuǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) to compile.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 纟 (silk). It ranks #4677 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 纟 silk20 strokesFrequency #4677

Definitions

  1. (literary) to compile
  2. to edit
  3. red silk ribbon

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
编纂biān zuǎnto compile (an encyclopedia etc)
纂修zuǎn xiūto compile and revise
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Total compounds
50
As first character
50
As last character
0
As middle character

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

AI-Generated

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.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 纂 (zuǎn) mean in Chinese?
纂 (zuǎn) primarily means "(literary) to compile." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4677 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 纂 have?
纂 is written with 20 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 纂?
The radical associated with 纂 is 纟 (silk). This radical appears in many characters related to silk.
What are common words containing 纂?
Common words with 纂 include: 编纂 (biān zuǎn, "to compile (an encyclopedia etc)"); 纂修 (zuǎn xiū, "to compile and revise"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
Is 纂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 纂 and the traditional form is 篹.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.