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Jyutping zaan3
Pinyin zhuàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    同寫​作有關
    pertaining to writing or composition
    • 撰稿
      撰稿
      zaan3 gou2
      to compose an article or a script
    • 撰寫
      撰写
      zaan3 se2
      to compose
    • 撰述
      撰述
      zaan3 seot6
      to narrate in written record

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Jyutping zaan6
Pinyin zhuàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to compose
  2. to compile
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    同寫​作有關
    pertaining to writing or composition
    • 撰稿
      撰稿
      zaan3 gou2
      to compose an article or a script
    • 撰寫
      撰写
      zaan3 se2
      to compose
    • 撰述
      撰述
      zaan3 seot6
      to narrate in written record
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to write; to compose; to compile
    (syn.) 編寫, 著述, 撰著, 提笔, 写字, 寫作, 寫字, 提筆, 屬文, 缀文, 编写, 撰文, 書寫, 撰寫, 筆耕, 书写, 执笔, 行笔, 綴文, 制作, 製作, 譔文, 援筆, 笔耕, 著作, 属文, 撰述, 行筆, 撰写, 行文, 執筆, 作文, 写作, 援笔
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. compose, write, compile
  2. Cangjie Input
    QRUC
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1181
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    数学是神用来撰写宇宙的语言。
    數學是神用來撰寫宇宙的語言。
    shù xué shì shén yòng lái zhuàn xiě yǔ zhòu de yǔ yán 。
    • Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    撰稿员
    撰稿員
    zaan3 gou2 jyun4
    • writer
  2. Cantonese
    自由撰稿人
    自由撰稿人
    zi6 jau4 zaan3 gou2 jan4
    • freelance/freelancer
  3. Cantonese
    呢篇系由资深记者采访撰述,回响几好。
    呢篇係由資深記者採訪撰述,迴響幾好。
    jau4 zi1 sam1 gei3 ze2 coi2 fong2 zaan3 seot6, wui4 hoeng2 gei2 hou2.
    • This piece of article interviewed and written by a senior reporter is well received.
  4. Cantonese
    编撰第一本网上粤语字典系一个几远大嘅目标。
    編撰第一本網上粵語字典係一個幾遠大嘅目標。
    pin1 zaan3 dai6 jat1 bun2 mong5 soeng6 jyut6 jyu5 zi6 din2 hai6 jat1 go3 gei2 jyun5 daai6 ge3 muk6 biu1.
    • It is a grand goal to compose the first online Cantonese dictionary.
  5. Cantonese
    佢喺报章撰文批评大白象工程。
    佢喺報章撰文批評大白象工程。
    keoi5 hai2 bou3 zoeng1 zaan3 man4 pai1 ping4 daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4.
    • He wrote an article criticizing "white elephants" on the newspaper.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    撰写报告
    撰寫報告
    zhuàn xiě bào gào
    • to write a report