chữ viết

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Hanoi [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ viət̚˧˦]Huế [t͡ɕɨ˧˨ viək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [cɨ˨˩˦ viək̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

chữcreaky risingngã viếtrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

chữ viết means writing; script; written language.

Meanings of chữ viết in English

Noun

writing; script; written language
- Chữ viết tayHandwriting
- Hệ chữ viếtWriting System

Example sentences with chữ viết

Chữ viết bị đảo ngược lại trong gương. Writing is reversed in a mirror.
Chuyển đổi chữ viết thường sang chữ viết hoa. Convert the string to uppercase.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, chữ viết could be written as 𫳘筆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

chữ (“characters”) + viết (“to write”).

Frequently asked questions

What does chữ viết mean in English?

chữ viết (noun) means "writing; script; written language".

How do you pronounce chữ viết?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ viət̚˧˦]; Saigon [cɨ˨˩˦ viək̚˦˥]. Tones: chữ — creaky rising tone (ngã), viết — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.