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IDENTITY

xiěto write

HSK 1Top 270

CORE MEANING

to write

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to writeHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
roof radical (mián)
strokes
5
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱冖与
    • cover
    • gives the sound xiě (historical)

USAGE

Common words

写字xiězìto write characters
写作xiězuòwriting
填写tiánxiěto fill in (a form)

Graded examples

  • 请在这里写你的名字。Qǐng zài zhèlǐ xiě nǐ de míngzi.HSK2

    Please write your name here.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Putting words under a roof (冖) — writing them down at home.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#270
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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