撰写
zhuànxiě · HSK 7
write
✍️ 撰写 = compose (撰) + write (写); to author/write formally
Both characters mean write: 撰 leans toward composing or authoring, 写 is plain writing. Together 撰写 (zhuànxiě) is the formal write used for drafting reports, articles, and documents.
写 — 宀 roof + 与 (phonetic, simplified from 寫)
Originally 寫 depicted placing something under a roof (宀), extended to mean 'to set down' and then 'to write/copy'. The simplified form 写 keeps the roof but replaces the complex inner element with 与, which also hints at the sound. Today it broadly means 'to write' or 'to depict'.