yáng
wén

technical
common

Meaning of 阳文

阳文 means raised characters or patterns carved on seals or artifacts; relief (opposite of intaglio). Pronounced yáng wén.

  • raised characters or patterns carved on seals or artifacts; relief (opposite of intaglio)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
méi
tóng
yìn
shàng
de
wén
shì
yáng
wén
de
 

The characters on this bronze seal are raised (in relief).

shàn
cháng
diāo
yáng
wén
yìn
zhāng
 

He specializes in carving seals with raised characters.

Yáng
wén
yīn
wén
shì
yìn
zhāng
diāo
de
liǎng
zhǒng
běn
xíng
shì
 

Relief and intaglio are the two basic forms of seal carving.

Measure Words

/ fāng
Primary
/ zhǒng