Example sentences
nǐ你zài在xiě写shén什me么？
What are you writing?
xiě写xià下lái来。
Write it down.
The story behind the character
写
The traditional 寫 is 宀 (roof) plus 舄 (sound). It meant to pour, to set down, and only later to write. So "writing" started as "pouring something into the house."