写

写 xiě

“to write”

Radical: 冖 Strokes: 5 Level: HSK 1

How 写 is built — stacked top over bottom

冖

cover

与

and

and; with; to; for; to give, to grant

A hand under a roof (冖) with 与 (yǔ, to give) = to write (写).

💡 写字 (xiě zì) = to write characters. 写作 (xiězuò) = writing.

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