Chinese symbol for “write”
写
xiě
Traditional: 寫
to write
The closest CC-CEDICT match for write is 写 (xiě), defined as: to write.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “write”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write; literary work |
| 写作 (寫作) | xiě zuò | to write; to compose |
| 撰写 (撰寫) | zhuàn xiě | to write; to compose |
| 书写 (書寫) | shū xiě | to write |
| 写道 (寫道) | xiě dào | to write (used before or after a quoted passage) |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “write”.
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.