写 (xiě) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
写 (xiě · Hán Việt: Tả) — to write; to compose; to depict. Top roof crown 冖 sheltering 与 (yǔ): originally meant shifting items indoors, later specialized to mean putting thoughts down in writing.
- Pinyin
- xiě
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Tả
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 冖
- IDS Structure
- ⿱冖与
- Traditional
- 寫
写 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (5 Steps)
Customize 写 in Worksheet Generator →写1 竖 Shù
写1 (26,15)→(22,36)
写2 折 Zhé
写2 (31,18)→(67,27)
写3 横 Héng
写3 (42,39)→(66,35)
写4 折 Zhé
写4 (38,26)→(54,79)
写5 横 Héng
写5 (17,70)→(61,67)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (写 = ⿱冖与)
Top roof crown 冖 sheltering 与 (yǔ): originally meant shifting items indoors, later specialized to mean putting thoughts down in writing.
⿱冖与 → 冖 + 与 (⿱)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 写
Contains 5 strokes total: Top roof (left dot + horizontal hook), then inside 与 write Horizontal → Vertical-Fold-Turn-Hook (竖折折钩) → final long Horizontal bar piercing across.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 写
The top crown of 写 is 冖 (2 strokes: left dot + horizontal hook, no center dot), unlike 宀 which has an extra top center dot (as in 字 or 家).
Essential HSK Compound Words with 写
to write characters
dictation; spelling test
handwriting; handwritten
to describe; to depict
writing; composition
to copy by hand; transcribe
to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
to write
to compile
to write; to compose
portrayal
office building
Example Sentences Using 写 (xiě)
明天中文课我们要听写二十个生词。
Míngtiān Zhōngwén kè wǒmen yào tīngxiě èrshí gè shēngcí.
Tomorrow in Chinese class we will have a dictation test on twenty new words.
按正确笔顺写字能让手写速度更快。
Àn zhèngquè bǐshùn xiězì néng ràng shǒuxiě sùdù gèng kuài.
Writing characters in the correct stroke order makes handwriting faster.
用红笔描红之后，再在空白格里独立抄写三遍。
Yòng hóngbǐ miáohóng zhīhòu, zài zài kòngbáigé lǐ dúlì chāoxiě sān biàn.
After tracing the red outlines, copy the character independently three times in the blank boxes.