Kanji Detail for 撰 - "compose, select, compile"

撰

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
撰 means "compose, select, compile."
1. To compose - To write poetry; to create literature.
2. To select - To choose and gather; to compile; to edit.
3. To pick - To select the best.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

composing; editing; compiling; selecting

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

compose, write, compile

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to compose; to compile

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to compose, to write

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To prepare. Like matters. (Analects) "Different from my preparations." | Composing words to record matters is 撰. Such as 撰述, 撰著. | To hold. | Same as 選. To choose. 白選, an ancient shell currency name, is also written as 白撰.
Onyomi

san(さん)

sen(せん)
Kunyomi

era.bu(えらぶ)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

手扌 (te・tehen)
Related Keywords
compose select compile edit write author choose gather collect create literature poetry anthology selection pick curate assemble arrange literary artistic