寫 (xiě)

To write

How 寫 is written

Strokes
15
Radical
宀 — roof
Traditional
寫
Simplified
写

Components

  • 宀 roof
  • 臼 mortar
  • 勹 wrap
  • 灬 fire

Common words using 寫

書寫 shūxiě
to write
填寫 tiánxiě
to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
寫下 xiěxià
to write down
寫作 xiězuò
writing; written works
寫完 xiěwán
to finish writing
寫真 xiězhēn
portrait; to describe sth accurately
亂寫 luànxiě
to write without basis
代寫 dàixiě
to write as substitute for sb; a ghost writer; plagiarism
塗寫 túxiě
to daub; to scribble (graffiti)
大寫 dàxiě
capital letters; uppercase letters; block letters
大小寫 dàxiǎoxiě
capitals and lower case letters
寫信 xiěxìn
to write a letter

寫 in a sentence

請把你的名字寫在這裡。

Qǐng bǎ nǐ de míngzi xiě zài zhèlǐ.

“Please write your name here.”

How common is 寫?

寫 is the 448th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 73.5% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 寫

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