纂 – vocab dash

Keyword

bun

to edit
to compile
to tie a knot

Frequency: #2888
Strokes: 20

Readings

zuǎn

Mnemonic

糸 (thread) gives the meaning and 算 the sound.

Stroke order

Composed of

算to calculate 糸silk

Used in characters

攥to hold

Used in vocabulary

编纂biānzuǎn

to compile (an encyclopedia etc)

纂zuǎn

(literary) to compile; to edit (variant of 纂 (zuǎn)); (literary) to compile; to edit; (coll.) (hairstyle) bun; chignon (as 纂儿 (zuǎnr)); red silk ribbon

纂修zuǎnxiū

to compile and revise; to inherit and develop