xiē
xíng
wén

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Meaning of 楔形文字

楔形文字 means cuneiform; wedge-shaped writing system developed in ancient Mesopotamia. Pronounced xiē xíng wén zì.

  • cuneiform; wedge-shaped writing system developed in ancient Mesopotamia

Definitions & Examples

Xiē
xíng
wén
shì
rén
lèi
shǐ
shàng
zuì
zǎo
de
wén
tǒng
zhī
 

Cuneiform is one of the earliest writing systems in human history.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
tōng
guò
xiē
xíng
wén
 
liǎo
jiě
le
dài
liǎng
liú
de
wén
míng
 

Archaeologists deciphered cuneiform to understand the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.

Zhè
zhǒng
wén
yīn
huà
chéng
xiē
xíng
ér
míng
 

This writing system got its name from its wedge-shaped strokes.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ tào