寫 (se2 | xie3) : write; draw; compose; describe

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寫

se2

xie3

[1] write (with brush, pen, etc)
[2] draw; paint; sketch
[2] compose (a literary or musical work)
[4] describe; depict (with words)

Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寫 / 写

This word has been viewed 14331 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Sep 2013 01:52

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手寫 sau2 se2 shou3 xie3 = hand written

聽寫 ting1 se2 ting1 xie3 = dictation, dictate

寫字 se2 zi6 xie3 zi4 = to write characters

寫字枱 se2 zi6 toi4*2 xie3 zi4 tai2 = writing desk

寫信 se2 seon3 xie3 xin4 = to write a letter

寫頭 se2 tau4 xie3 tou2 = write head

寫真 se2 zan1 xie3 zhen1 = [1] (Cant.) pornographic pictures [2] photographs, portraits

寫字樓 se2 zi6 lau4 xie3 zi4 lou2 = office building

書寫 syu1 se2 shu1 xie3 = to write

寫字檯 se2 zi6 toi4*2 xie3 zi4 tai2 = writing desk
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 55 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 寫

我寫中文字好慢。粵
I write Chinese characters very slowly.

你寫字寫得好整齊粵
You have nice handwriting.
[Lit. you write characters write manner very tidy]

佢今日寫嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八粵
Nothing he wrote today made sense.
[Lit. He today write those things, what also nonsensical]

我不敢隨便填寫我的個人資料。國
I do not dare carelessly fill out [on a form] my personal information.

啲字寫得好四正! 粵
These writings are very neat and tidy.

我已經寫明係七點鐘開始嘅。
I've already clearly put into writing that it starts at 7 o'clock.

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

佢成日喺度寫埋晒啲無聊嘢﹐我都費事睇。粵
He writes so much nonsense that I don't even bother reading it.

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Decimal representation of this word: 寫
Unicode code for this character: U+5beb (off-site link)

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