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Character Decomposition
写=冖+与
Meanings2 pronunciations
xiě
to write
xiè
used in xiè yì
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Words with 写 216 total
capital letters · uppercase letters · block letters · banker's anti-fraud numerals大写dà xiěto compile编写biān xiěto copy · to pass on a copy传写chuán xiěto revise · to edit改写gǎi xiěto spell拼写pīn xiěto write without lifting one's pen from the paper · (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)连写lián xiěto describe; to depict; to portray · depiction; portrayal描写miáo xiěto compose (a piece of music) · (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride)谱写pǔ xiěto write from memory默写mò xiěto express (emotions in prose) · a written description (of emotions)抒写shū xiěto copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)临写lín xiěfeature article · close-up (filmmaking, photography etc)特写tè xiěto write by hand手写shǒu xiěquick sketch速写sù xiěabbreviation · to abridge缩写suō xiěto transcribe · to make a fair copy誊写téng xiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation · (music) to transcribe by ear听写tīng xiěto translate · to render foreign words · to transliterate译写yì xiěto create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)题写tí xiělowercase小写xiǎo xiě
Idioms with 写 9 total Chain
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