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写作

xiězuò

writing; to write

A person writing in a notebook
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Characters in this word

写 xiě

Strokes
5
Radical
冖 — cover
Made of
冖 cover 与 and

作 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 作

Example phrases

  • 我喜欢写作。 Wǒ xǐhuan xiězuò. I like writing.
  • 写作很有趣。 Xiězuò hěn yǒuqù. Writing is very interesting.
  • 他练习写作。 Tā liànxí xiězuò. He practices writing.

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