写作/寫作 xiě zuò — writing

Meanings

1. 1

   writing

   writing; written works

   verb

Character breakdown

• 写/寫

  xiě (third tone, dipping)

  to write; to compose; to depict, to describe

  5 strokes⿱冖与Radical 冖

Words containing 写

• 写/寫xiě (third tone, dipping)to write
• 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
• 书写/書寫shū (first tone, high and level) xiě (third tone, dipping)to write
• 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)