纂

纂 · zuǎn

edit, compile; topknot, chignon

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zuǎn
Cantonese
zyun2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

edit, compile; topknot, chignon

Dictionary definitions & readings

纂 zuǎn · (literary) to compile; to edit (variant of 纂 zuǎn)

纂 zuǎn · (literary) to compile; to edit; (coll.) (hairstyle) bun; chignon (as 纂兒 zuǎn r); red silk ribbon; variant of 纘 zuǎn

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53463.120:zuǎn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1547.050:zuǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
495.090:zuǎn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
zuǎn粵zyun2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
サン あつめる Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
찬:0N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
作管 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HBUF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8890.3 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0942.150 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
286.07 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0174d Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7E82
Radical
糸 · 120
Strokes
20
Residual strokes
14
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6438

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

20 strokes
纂
Strokes
20
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

20 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tswanX · 作管 · 山合一上桓精 · #1570

PHONO-ML, source line 10582; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1062.102
kCowles
4622
kDaeJaweon
1382.010
kFennIndex
559.04
kGSR
0174d
kHanYu
53463.120
kIRGDaeJaweon
1382.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53463.120
kIRGKangXi
0942.150
kKangXi
0942.150
kMatthews
6850
kMeyerWempe
3462
kMorohashi
28012
kNelson
3454
kSBGY
286.07
kSMSZD2003Index
532.16 508.08
kCangjie
HBUF
kFenn
848F
kFourCornerCode
8890.3
kHKGlyph
3167
kMojiJoho
MJ020461
kPhonetic
271 1246
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRG_GSource
G0-576B
kIRG_HSource
HB1-C4A1
kIRG_JSource
J0-3B3C
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-ECC4
kIRG_KSource
K0-7343
kIRG_TSource
T1-7A2C
kRSUnicode
120.14
kTotalStrokes
20
kBigFive
C4A1
kCCCII
21517C
kCNS1986
1-7A2C
kCNS1992
1-7A2C
kEACC
21517C
kGB0
5575
kGB1
5575
kJinmeiyoKanji
2010
kJis0
2728
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
4951
kTGH
2013:6438
kTaiwanTelegraph
4951
kXerox
263:110
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+2186+118.6.14 C+2186+120.6.14
kCantonese
zyun2
kDefinition
edit, compile; topknot, chignon
kFanqie
作管
kHangul
찬:0N
kHanyuPinyin
53463.120:zuǎn
kJapanese
サン あつめる
kJapaneseKun
ATSUMERU
kJapaneseOn
SAN
kKorean
CHAN
kMandarin
zuǎn
kSMSZD2003Readings
zuǎn粵zyun2
kTGHZ2013
495.090:zuǎn
kXHC1983
1547.050:zuǎn
kSpecializedSemanticVariant
U+81C7<kFenn U+243B1<kFenn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 纂1forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𮅕 above 糸 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱𮅕糸$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𮅕糸$(GHTJKP)

^⿱𥫗䋰$(X)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.