xiè

写

Character · ParticleTraditional寫

used for transliteration or dialect

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

particle

used in dialect or transliteration

dialect

Most commonly used in place names or dialectal expressions, rarely used in standard Mandarin.

Zhè这
ge个
dì地
míng名
lǐ里
de的
 “
xiě写
 ”
dú读
zuò作
xièx
 i
 è
 。

The character '写' in this place name is pronounced xiè.

Bù部
fèn分
fāng方
yán言
zhōng中
huì会
yòng用
 “
xiě写
 ”
zuò作
wéi为
yǔ语
qì气
zhù助
cí词
 。

Some dialects use '写' as a modal particle.