Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 舄 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "relocate". The meaning later shifted to "copy" and "write".
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Historical Evolution
寫
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
寫
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
寫
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
寫
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
寫
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
寫
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
寫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
写 / 寫 [xiě]
to write
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (83)
写作 [xiězuò] #4,860
to write
写信 [xiěxìn] #4,039
to write a letter
填写 [tiánxiě] #12,838
to fill in a form
描写 [miáoxiě] #9,991
to describe
编写 [biānxiě] #14,935
to compile
书写 [shūxiě] #14,292
to write
写字楼 [xiězìlóu] #39,355
office building
写真 [xiězhēn] #22,227
portrait
撰写 [zhuànxiě] #19,813
to write
写字 [xiězì] #9,385
to write characters
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)