书写/書寫 shū xiě — to write

Meanings

1. 1

   to write

   to write

   verb

Character breakdown

• 书/書

  shū (first tone, high and level)

  book; to write; a letter, a written document

  4 strokesRadical 乙
• 写/寫

  xiě (third tone, dipping)

  to write; to compose; to depict, to describe

  5 strokes⿱冖与Radical 冖

Words containing 书

• 书/書shū (first tone, high and level)book
• 读书/讀書dú (second tone, rising) shū (first tone, high and level)to read a book
• 图书馆/圖書館túshūguǎn (second tone, rising)library
• 秘书/秘書mì (fourth tone, falling) shū (first tone, high and level)secretary
• 证书/證書zhèng (fourth tone, falling) shū (first tone, high and level)credentials
• 书面/書面shū (first tone, high and level) miàn (fourth tone, falling)in writing
• 书店/書店shū (first tone, high and level) diàn (fourth tone, falling)bookstore
• 图书/圖書tú (second tone, rising) shū (first tone, high and level)books (in a library or bookstore)
• 书籍/書籍shū (first tone, high and level) jí (second tone, rising)books
• 书房/書房shū (first tone, high and level) fáng (second tone, rising)study (room)
• 说明书/說明書shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising) shū (first tone, high and level)(technical) manual
• 秘书长/秘書長mì (fourth tone, falling) shū (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)secretary-general
• 书包/書包shū (first tone, high and level) bāo (first tone, high and level)schoolbag
• 教科书/教科書jiào (fourth tone, falling) kē (first tone, high and level) shū (first tone, high and level)textbook
• 书记/書記shū (first tone, high and level) ji (neutral tone)secretary
• 通知书/通知書tōng (first tone, high and level) zhī (first tone, high and level) shū (first tone, high and level)written notice
• 书法/書法shū (first tone, high and level) fǎ (third tone, dipping)calligraphy

Words containing 写

• 写/寫xiě (third tone, dipping)to write
• 写作/寫作xiě (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling)writing
• 描写/描寫miáo (second tone, rising) xiě (third tone, dipping)to describe
• 填写/填寫tián (second tone, rising) xiě (third tone, dipping)to fill in a form
• 编写/編寫biān (first tone, high and level) xiě (third tone, dipping)to compile
• 撰写/撰寫zhuàn (fourth tone, falling) xiě (third tone, dipping)to write
• 写照/寫照xiě (third tone, dipping) zhào (fourth tone, falling)portrayal
• 写字楼/寫字樓xiě (third tone, dipping) zì (fourth tone, falling) lóu (second tone, rising)office building
• 抄写/抄寫chāo (first tone, high and level) xiě (third tone, dipping)to copy
• 写字台/寫字檯xiě (third tone, dipping) zì (fourth tone, falling) tái (second tone, rising)writing desk
• 听写/聽寫tīng (first tone, high and level) xiě (third tone, dipping)(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)