写法

寫法

xiěfǎ

noun #33,479

Meanings

1 way of writing (a character)
2 spelling
3 literary style of writing

Characters

Examples

这个字的写法和繁体不一样。

Zhè ge zì de xiěfǎ hé fántǐ bù yíyàng.

The way this character is written is different from the traditional form.

他的小说写法很新颖。

Tā de xiǎoshuō xiěfǎ hěn xīnyǐng.

His novel-writing style is very fresh and original.

Tips

grammar

The -法 (fǎ) suffix means 'way / method of doing X' and produces a huge family of nouns: 看法 (view), 想法 (idea), 做法 (practice), 说法 (statement), 用法 (usage), 写法 (way of writing). Memorize the pattern, save dozens of vocabulary lookups.

Stroke Order

写 xiě

法 fǎ