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填写 (tián xiě) — to fill in (a form, questionnaire, or data field)

Definition

填写 means 'fill in' a form, questionnaire, or data field — about writing words into blanks. Unlike 填, it specifically means entering written information, not stuffing material into a hole or container.

verb
to fill in (a form, questionnaire, or data field)

Examples

  • 填写。
    Qǐng zài zhè lǐ tián xiě nǐ de xìng míng hé dì zhǐ.
    Please fill in your name and address here.
  • 填写。
    Tā tián xiě wán shēn qǐng biǎo jiù jiāo shàng qù le.
    He filled in the application form and submitted it.
  • 填写。
    Zhè ge wèn juàn xū yào tián xiě gè rén xìn xī.
    This questionnaire requires you to fill in personal information.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

填tiánfill
写xiěwrite

“填” (fill) and “写” (write) describe putting information into a form by writing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔ
Sound part声符shēngfú
真
真zhēn填
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

填 combines 土 (soil) with 真, which gives the sound.

Open 填 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 寫; 写 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
舄
舄xì寫xiě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 寫 combines 宀 with 舄 for the sound; this note is about 寫, not the simplified 写.

Open 写 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 4Reading & Writing

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