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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiě | xie3
English translation
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose

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About 寫 xiě

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

寫 xiě

Contains the radical

宀 gài

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Etymology of 寫 xiě

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Positional decomposition

⿱宀舄

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 gài represents the meaning and 舄 xì represents the sound. The contribution of the 宀 gài (roof) component to the meaning is unclear. Perhaps used since writing is typically done indoors. The simplified character 写 xiě was adapted from the cursiv

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Words with 寫 xiě

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
写 xiě to write寫 xiě
写作 xiězuò to write寫作
写信 xiě xìn to write a letter寫信
填写 tián xiě to fill in a form填寫
描写 miáoxiě to describe描寫
编写 biān xiě to compile編寫
书写 shū xiě to write書寫
写字楼 xiě zì lóu office building寫字樓
写真 xiě zhēn portrait寫真
撰写 zhuàn xiě to write撰寫
写字 xiě zì to write characters寫字
缩写 suō xiě abbreviation縮寫
改写 gǎi xiě to revise改寫
特写 tè xiě feature article特寫
写照 xiě zhào portrayal寫照
拼写 pīn xiě to spell拼寫
手写 shǒu xiě to write by hand手寫
轻描淡写 qīng miáo dàn xiě to play down輕描淡寫
写实 xiě shí realism寫實
大写 dà xiě capital letters大寫
写意 xiě yì comfortable寫意
写法 xiě fǎ spelling寫法
抄写 chāo xiě to copy抄寫
写真集 xiě zhēn jí photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model寫真集
题写 tí xiě to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)題寫

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