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Chinese symbol for “spell”

拼写
pīn xiě
Traditional: 拼寫
to spell

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spell is 拼写 (pīn xiě), defined as: to spell.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

拼 pīn
to link, to join together; to incorporate
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
写 xiě
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose
radical 14 ⼍ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “spell”

WordPinyinMeaning
魔咒mó zhòu(magical) spell; curse
拼字pīn zìto spell; spelling
拼pīnto piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share
一阵 (一陣)yī zhèna burst; a fit
一阵子 (一陣子)yī zhèn zia while; a spell

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拼写.

WordPinyinMeaning
拼命pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
拼音pīn yīnphonetic writing; pinyin (Chinese romanization)
拼搏pīn bóto struggle; to wrestle
拼图 (拼圖)pīn tújigsaw puzzle; to do a jigsaw puzzle
拼凑 (拼湊)pīn còuto assemble; to put together
写作 (寫作)xiě zuòto write; to compose
描写 (描寫)miáo xiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
撰写 (撰寫)zhuàn xiěto write; to compose

See also: Japanese symbol for “spell”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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