写 (xiě): to write, used in 寫意|写意
写 (xiě) is a Chinese character meaning “to write.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冖 (structural) and 与 (structural). It ranks #448 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to write
- used in 寫意|写意
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 写
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 写作verb | xiě zuò | to write | 5 |
| 描写verb | miáo xiě | to describe | 6 |
| 填写verb | tián xiě | to fill in a form | 4 |
| 书写verb | shū xiě | to write | 6 |
| 编写verb | biān xiě | to compile | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 写信 | xiě xìn | to write a letter |
| 缩写 | suō xiě | abbreviation |
| 拼写 | pīn xiě | to spell |
| 写字 | xiě zì | to write (by hand) |
| 特写 | tè xiě | feature article |
| 改写 | gǎi xiě | to revise |
| 写道 | xiě dào | to write (used before or after a quoted passage) |
| 大写 | dà xiě | capital letters |
| 撰写 | zhuàn xiě | to write |
| 写照 | xiě zhào | portrayal |
| 写真 | xiě zhēn | portrait |
| 抄写 | chāo xiě | to copy |
| 轻描淡写 | qīng miáo dàn xiě | (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal |
| 写下 | xiě xià | to write down |
| 大写字母 | dà xiě zì mǔ | capital letters |
写 appears in 86 compound words: 23 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 写 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
这个写字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě xiě zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of this character is related to its radical.
...界工厂变创新大国:中国加入世贸25年,改写全球发展剧本
. . . jiè gōng hǎn biàn chuàng xīn dà guó : zhōng guó jiā rù shì mào 2 5 nián , gǎi xiě quán qiú fā zhǎn jù běn
... Industry has become an innovative power: China has rewritten the global development script in the 25 years since joining the WTO
...紫状回声要警惕了?是否为“杂乱回声”的误写需重视吗
. . . zǐ zhuàng huí shēng yāo jǐng tì le ? shì fǒu wéi zá luàn huí shēng de wù xiě xū chóng shì ma
... Purple echoes should be vigilant? Is it a misspelling of "chaotic echo" that needs to be paid attention to?
阿里千问:开工第一天,让“千问帮我”写请假条的人数激增 530%
ā lǐ qiān wèn : kāi gōng dì yī tiān , ràng qiān wèn bāng wǒ xiě qǐng jiǎ tiáo de rén shǔ jī zēng 5 3 0
Ali Qianwen: On the first day of construction, the number of people who asked "Qianwen Help Me" to write leave slips surged by 530%
...副文讯】联副/舒国治、朱国珍对谈:饮食书写,情感记忆
. . . fù wén xùn lián fù shū guó zhì , zhū guó zhēn duì tán : yǐn shí shū xiě , qíng gǎn jì yì
... Joint Vice / Shu Guozhi and Zhu Guozhen Dialogue: Diet Writing, Emotional Memory
反送中理工男 写下漫长狱中“课”
fǎn sòng zhōng lǐ gōng nán xiě xià màn cháng yù zhōng kè
Anti-extradition to China Polytechnic man wrote a long prison "lesson"
为什么没写作业？快说！
Wèishéme méi xiězuò yè? kuài shuō!
Why didn't you do your homework? Speak up!
这封信是玛丽写的吗？
Zhè fēng xìn shì Mǎlì xiě de ma?
Was this letter written by Mary?
这封信一定要用英文写吗？
Zhè fēng xìn yīdìngyào yòng Yīngwén xiě ma?
Must this letter be written in English?
我需要写一封信。你有纸吗？
Wǒ xūyào xiě yī fēng xìn. nǐ yǒu zhǐ ma?
I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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