写 (xiě)

Etymology

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". The simplified character 写 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 寫.

Original meaning

relocate

Components

• 冖 (meaning) — 冖 is a component form of 宀.
• 与 (simplified) — Shorthand for the 舄 component in the traditional character 寫.

Example sentences

1. 你写吗? — Do you write?
2. 我写诗。 — I write poems.
3. 写下来！ — Write it down!
4. “pretty”怎么拼写？ — How do you spell "pretty"?
5. 不，我没写。 — No, I didn't write it.

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