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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.

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

誊 téng
to copy, to transcribe
radical 149 ⾔ · 13 strokes
写 xiě
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose
radical 14 ⼍ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “transcribe”

WordPinyinMeaning
誊 (謄)téngto transcribe; to copy out
转写 (轉寫)zhuǎn xiěto transliterate; to transcribe; to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal)
抄写 (抄寫)chāo xiěto copy; to transcribe
缮 (繕)shànto repair; to mend
缮写 (繕寫)shàn xiěto copy; to transcribe

Related words

Other words that share a character with 誊写.

WordPinyinMeaning
誊录 (謄錄)téng lùto copy out
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
书写 (書寫)shū xiěto write
编写 (編寫)biān xiěto compile
写道 (寫道)xiě dàoto 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.

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