Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
写
xiě
Description
"写"是我们每天都用的字，意思是用笔在纸上写字。
"写" is a character we use every day, meaning to write with a pen on paper.
我们可以写名字、写信，也可以写文章。
We can write names, letters, and also articles.
Meanings
写xiě
to write (characters, words)
请在这里写你的名字。
Please write your name here.
写xiě
to compose or create in writing
他写了一本书。
He wrote a book.
写xiě
to depict or describe (in art, writing)
这幅画写的是山和水。
This painting depicts mountains and water.
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Notes
- Etymology
simplified from 寫, originally meaning to copy or transfer.
- Nuance
写 covers both handwriting and composing; 画 is for drawing.
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