写 xiě write
write; compose
How to remember 写: 冖 cover + 与 and = write. Under the cover of her blanket, a flashlight and a pen in her hand, the teenager secretly writes in her diary.
Component breakdown
写 = 冖 cover + 与 and
- 冖 cover
- 与 and
Under the cover of her blanket, a flashlight and a pen in her hand, the teenager secretly writes in her diary.
How it came to be
The full form is a roof over a bird, there for the sound. It first meant to move a thing from one place to another; copying words onto a slip does that with speech.
How it is used
- 'To write' - 写字 (xiě zì) write characters, 写信 (xiě xìn) write a letter, 填写 (tiánxiě) fill in (a form).
- Broader 'compose' in 写作 (xiězuò) writing, 描写 (miáoxiě) to depict.
Characters built with 写
Words with 写
Example sentences
- 他不会写字。 Tā bú huì xiězì.He can't write.
- 他写字很快。 Tā xiě zì hěn kuài.He writes very quickly.
- 作文只写了一段。 Zuòwén zhǐ xiěle yī duàn.Only one paragraph of the composition has been written.
- 她在黑板上写字。 Tā zài hēibǎn shàng xiězì.She is writing on the chalkboard.