填写 (tiánxiě) · to fill in, a form

填写 (tiánxiě) means “to fill in, a form”. It is written with 2 characters: 填 (to fill in) + 写 (to write). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 填写 is built

The characters

填 tián · to fill in

What 填 is made of

土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
真zhēn — real
- 直zhí — straight
  - 十 — ten
  - 目mù — eye
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乙yǐ — second

Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 真 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

写 xiě · to write

What 写 is made of

冖mì — cover
与yǔ — and
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

请填写你的名字和电话。Qǐng tiánxiě nǐ de míngzi hé diànhuà.Please fill in your name and phone number.

这张表我已经填写好了。Zhè zhāng biǎo wǒ yǐjīng tiánxiě hǎo le.I've already filled in this form.

Questions about 填写

What does 填写 mean?

填写 (tiánxiě) means “to fill in, a form”.

How do you pronounce 填写?

填写 is pronounced tiánxiě.

Which HSK level is 填写?

填写 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

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Learn 填写 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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