写 — Chinese character
写
xiě
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose
- Pinyin
- xiě
- Radical
- 14 ⼍ (Cover)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 冖 与
- Traditional
- 寫
- Japanese
- 写 as a kanji
Common words with 写
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 写作 (寫作) | xiě zuò | to write; to compose |
| 描写 (描寫) | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal |
| 撰写 (撰寫) | zhuàn xiě | to write; to compose |
| 书写 (書寫) | shū xiě | to write |
| 编写 (編寫) | biān xiě | to compile |
| 写道 (寫道) | xiě dào | to write (used before or after a quoted passage) |
| 写下 (寫下) | xiě xià | to write down |
| 填写 (填寫) | tián xiě | to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form) |
| 缩写 (縮寫) | suō xiě | abbreviation; to abridge |
| 写信 (寫信) | xiě xìn | to write a letter |
| 改写 (改寫) | gǎi xiě | to revise; to edit |
| 写真 (寫真) | xiě zhēn | portrait; to describe sth accurately |
English words written with 写
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.