Chinese symbol for “transcribe”
誊写
téng xiě
Traditional: 謄寫
to transcribe; to make a fair copy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for transcribe is 誊写 (téng xiě), defined as: to transcribe; to make a fair copy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “transcribe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誊 (謄) | téng | to transcribe; to copy out |
| 转写 (轉寫) | zhuǎn xiě | to transliterate; to transcribe; to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal) |
| 抄写 (抄寫) | chāo xiě | to copy; to transcribe |
| 缮 (繕) | shàn | to repair; to mend |
| 缮写 (繕寫) | shàn xiě | to copy; to transcribe |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 誊写.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誊录 (謄錄) | téng lù | to copy out |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “transcribe”.
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.