写
xiě
to write
Type: VerbsHSK 1
Radical 冖 (cover) + 与 (to give). To write is to 'give while covering' — to trace the characters.
The traditional character is 寫, with the 'bird' element (隹). Simplification reduced it to 写. Handwriting (手写, shǒuxiě) is still very important, and calligraphy is an art in China.
冖mìcover
与yǔto give
我写字。
Wǒ xiě zì.
I write characters.
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