DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

寫

简写 · 繁寫

Mandarin · pinyin xiě#

to write

Mandarin · pinyin xiè#

used in 寫意 xiè yì

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3 · xie3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

2character links3same-tone records

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

寫 · find source passages ↗ · 写 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 16 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

se2

Cantonese word readings for 寫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to place; to displace; to relocate
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to carry; to relay
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to express; to pour out (one's heart, troubles, etc.); to exhaust
to write (with a pen, brush, etc.); to write down
to copy; to transcribe
to follow; to describe; to depict
to compose (a text or work); to write; to draft; to create
to write; to fill in by writing
to draw; to sketch; to portrait
to sign; to formalise
to read; to say (to consist of certain text; to indicate in written form)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to reflect; to resemble; to echo
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to rent

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 卸 (xiè, “to unload; to disassemble”)
used in 寫意／写意 (xièyì, “comfortable; easy”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 瀉 /泻 (xiè, “to pour out; to leak”)

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack