纂

篹
zuǎn
#3,529 most
frequent character
(literary) to compile (variant of 纂[zuan3])

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

纂 pairs 糸 silk with 算 suàn, the sound part. Silk gives the first meaning, 'a red ribbon'. That grew to a hair bun and then to 'to compile'.

纂 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
攥

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纂zuǎn
(literary) to compile, to edit

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