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Translingual
Han character
寫 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀 +12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 十竹難火 (JHXF ), four-corner 30327 , composition ⿱宀 舄 )
Derived characters
𭀄 , 瀉 , 𣞐 , 𥖽 , 𧓺 , 𧭠 , 𧸿 , 䥱 , 藛 , 𥶘 , 𧸹
𡃂 , 𤢧 ( Related )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 292 , character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7320
Dae Jaweon: page 578, character 3
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 953, character 14
Unihan data for U+5BEB
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
寫
*sjaːʔ
瀉
*sjaːʔ, *sjaːɡs
舄
*sʰjaːɡ, *sʰaɡ, *sjaːɡ, *sjaːɡ
獡
*hjaɡ
潟
*sjaːɡ
磶
*sjaːɡ
蕮
*sjaːɡ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *sjaːʔ ) : semantic 宀 + phonetic 舄 ( OC *sʰjaːɡ, *sʰaɡ, *sjaːɡ, *sjaːɡ) .
Pronunciation 1
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : xiě (xie3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄒㄧㄝˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : xie3
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : ще (xi͡ə, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : se2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : lhie2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : xia3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : siá
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : xia3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : xie2
Northern Min (KCR ) : siǎ
Eastern Min (BUC ) : siā
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): sia3
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : siá
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : sia2
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 5 shia
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : sia3 / sie3
Note :
sia3 - vernacular;
sie3 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
寫
寫
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
xiě
xiě
Middle Chinese
‹ sjæX ›
‹ sjæX ›
Old Chinese
/*s-qʰAʔ/
/*s-qʰAʔ/
English
depict
drain off
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
寫
Reading #
1/1
No.
13430
Phonetic component
舄
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
寫
Old Chinese
/*sjaːʔ/
Definitions
寫
† to place ; to displace ; to relocate
† to carry ; to relay
† to express ; to pour out (one's heart, troubles, etc.); to exhaust
to write (with a pen, brush, etc.); to write down
寫 字/ 写 字 ― xiě zì ― to write characters
你 中意 寫 潦草 定係 正階 ? [Cantonese , trad. ] 你 中意 写 潦草 定系 正阶 ? [Cantonese , simp. ] nei5 zung1 ji3 se2 liu4 cou2 ding6 hai6 zing3 gaai1 ? Do you like to write in cursive or print?
to copy ; to transcribe
to follow ; to describe ; to depict
to compose (a text or work); to write ; to draft ; to create
我 給 媽媽 寫 了 一 封 信 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我 给 妈妈 写 了 一 封 信 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wǒ gěi māma xiě le yī fēng xìn. I wrote a letter to my mother.
這 首 曲子 是 誰 寫 的 ? [MSC , trad. ] 这 首 曲子 是 谁 写 的 ? [MSC , simp. ] Zhè shǒu qǔzi shì shéi xiě de? Who composed this piece?
to write ; to fill in by writing
寫 功課 / 写 功课 ― xiě gōngkè ― to do homework
to draw ; to sketch ; to portrait
to sign ; to formalise
to read ; to say ( to consist of certain text; to indicate in written form )
2018 , 李雅言 , 十八小時環遊世界 , Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, →ISBN , page 51 :
不懂 德文 的 你 ,能 猜出 餐牌 寫 的 是 甚麼 嗎 ? [MSC , trad. ] 不懂 德文 的 你 ,能 猜出 餐牌 写 的 是 什么 吗 ? [MSC , simp. ] Bùdǒng Déwén de nǐ, néng cāichū cānpái xiě de shì shénme ma? For the one who doesn't understand German, can you figure out what the menu is saying ?
紙 上面 寫 滿 Kelly嘅 筆記 ,而 校刊 入面 有 我 當年 讀 嗰 班 嘅 班相 ,有啲 人頭 上面 寫 住 「搵 咗 」,有啲 側邊 寫 咗 「歐雪好朋友 ,但 去 咗 澳洲 」,總之 唔同 人 都 有 唔同 嘅 註解 ,而 歐雪張 相 隔籬 畫 咗 一個 大 問號 ,寫 住 「大 祕密 ?傷害 ?」。 [Cantonese , trad. ] 纸 上面 写 满 Kelly嘅 笔记 ,而 校刊 入面 有 我 当年 读 嗰 班 嘅 班相 ,有啲 人头 上面 写 住 「揾 咗 」,有啲 侧边 写 咗 「欧雪好朋友 ,但 去 咗 澳洲 」,总之 唔同 人 都 有 唔同 嘅 注解 ,而 欧雪张 相 隔篱 画 咗 一个 大 问号 ,写 住 「大 秘密 ?伤害 ?」。 [Cantonese , simp. ] zi2 soeng6 min6 se2 mun5 Kelly ge3 bat1 gei3 , ji4 haau6 hon2 jap6 min6 jau5 ngo5 dong1 nin4 duk6 go2 baan1 ge3 baan1 soeng3-2 , jau5 di1 jan4 tau4 soeng6 min6 se2 zyu6 “wan2 zo2 ”, jau5 di1 zak1 bin1 se2 zo2 “au1 syut3 hou2 pang4 jau5 , daan6 heoi3 zo2 ou3 zau1 ”, zung2 zi1 m4 tung4 jan4 dou1 jau5 m4 tung4 ge3 zyu3 gaai2 , ji4 au1 syut3 zoeng1 soeng3-2 gaak3 lei4 waak6 zo2 jat1 go3 daai6 man6 hou6 , se2 zyu6 “daai6 bei3 mat6 ? soeng1 hoi6 ?”. The paper was full of Kelly's notes, and in the school magazine, there was a class photo of the class I was in. On some people's heads, it read "Found"; beside some of them, it read "Au-suet's good friend, but went to Australia". Anyhow, there were different comments for different people, and beside Au-suet's photo, she drew a big question mark, and it read "Big secret? Hurt?".
† to reflect ; to resemble ; to echo
† to rent
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
寫
† Alternative form of 卸 ( xiè , “ to unload ; to disassemble ” )
Used in 寫意 / 写意 (xièyì , “comfortable ; easy ”).
Alternative form of 瀉 / 泻 ( xiè , “ to pour out; to leak ” )
Compounds
Further reading
Japanese
Kanji
寫
(Hyōgai kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 写 )
photograph , copy , replicate , reproduce , transcribe
be photographed
describe
Readings
Korean
Hanja
寫 (eumhun 베낄 사 ( bekkil sa ) )
hanja form? of 사 ( “ copy ” )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
寫 : Hán Nôm readings: tả , giã
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