| 1 | 写 | 寫 | xiě | xie3 | to write | | |
| 2 | 写作 | 寫作 | xiě zuò | xie3 zuo4 | to write; to compose; writing; written works | | |
| 3 | 写成 | 寫成 | xiě chéng | xie3 cheng2 | to compile; to form through writing | | |
| 4 | 写信 | 寫信 | xiě xìn | xie3 xin4 | to write a letter | | |
| 5 | 写字 | 寫字 | xiě zì | xie3 zi4 | to write characters | | |
| 6 | 写下 | 寫下 | xiě xià | xie3 xia4 | to write down | | |
| 7 | 写实 | 寫實 | xiě shí | xie3 shi2 | realism; realistic portrayal; realistic; true to life | | |
| 8 | 写字台 | 寫字檯 | xiě zì tái | xie3 zi4 tai2 | writing desk | | |
| 9 | 写意 | 寫意 | xiě yì | xie3 yi4 | to suggest (rather than depict in detail); freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details | | |
| 10 | 写生 | 寫生 | xiě shēng | xie3 sheng1 | to sketch from nature; to do a still life drawing | | |
| 11 | 写给 | 寫給 | xiě gěi | xie3 gei3 | write to sb | | |
| 12 | 写照 | 寫照 | xiě zhào | xie3 zhao4 | portrayal | | |
| 13 | 写意画 | 寫意畫 | xiě yì huà | xie3 yi4 hua4 | freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style | | |
| 14 | 写本 | 寫本 | xiě běn | xie3 ben3 | manuscript | | |
| 15 | 写字楼 | 寫字樓 | xiě zì lóu | xie3 zi4 lou2 | office building | | |
| 16 | 写字板 | 寫字板 | xiě zì bǎn | xie3 zi4 ban3 | writing tablet; clipboard | | |
| 17 | 写法 | 寫法 | xiě fǎ | xie3 fa3 | style of writing (literary style); way of writing a character; spelling | | |
| 18 | 写真集 | 寫真集 | xiě zhēn jí | xie3 zhen1 ji2 | photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model | | |
| 19 | 写真 | 寫真 | xiě zhēn | xie3 zhen1 | portrait; to describe sth accurately | | |
| 20 | 写诗作歌 | 寫詩作歌 | xiě shī zuò gē | xie3 shi1 zuo4 ge1 | to write poems and songs (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 写完 | 寫完 | xiě wán | xie3 wan2 | to finish writing | | |
| 22 | 写手 | 寫手 | xiě shǒu | xie3 shou3 | person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy | | |
| 23 | 写诗作画 | 寫詩作畫 | xiě shī zuò huà | xie3 shi1 zuo4 hua4 | to write poems and do paintings (idiom) | | |