The Chinese word 写字 (xiězì), meaning "to write", is a verb-object compound formed by combining the verb 写 (xiě), meaning "to write" or "to depict", with the noun 字 (zì), meaning "character" or "script". It follows a classic grammatical structure where the action (写) directly governs its object (字), literally conveying the act of "writing characters". This formation is semantically transparent and logical, as the core activity of writing in a logographic system like Chinese inherently involves the creation of individual characters.