重写 (chóng xiě) — rewrite | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

rewrite

重写。
Lǎo shī ràng wǒ chóng xiě zhè piān zuò wén.
The teacher asked me to rewrite this essay.
重写。
Tā huā le sān tiān shí jiān chóng xiě le zhěng běn shū.
He spent three days rewriting the entire book.
重写，。
Lì shǐ bù néng chóng xiě, dàn wǒ men kě yǐ cóng zhōng xué xí.
History cannot be rewritten, but we can learn from it.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

"重" again and "写" write mean to write something again.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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.

宀舄寫

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.

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