wén
表意文字
writing; script; literature; culture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesnoun
writing system; script
Refers to a system of visual symbols used to represent language.
Jiǎ甲
gǔ骨
wén文
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
biǎo表
yì意
wén文
zì字
。
Oracle bone script is an ancient ideographic writing system.
Xué学
xí习
yī一
mén门
yǔ语
yán言
，
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
xué学
xí习
tā它
de的
wén文
zì字
。
To learn a language, you must first learn its writing system.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Xiē楔
xíng形
wén文
zì字
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
měi美
suǒ索
bù不
dá达
mǐ米
yà亚
de的
wén文
míng明
chǎn产
wù物
。
Cuneiform script is a product of ancient Mesopotamian civilization.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
biǎo表
yì意
wén文
zì字
yòng用
tú图
xíng形
fú符
hào号
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
cí词
yì义
。
This ideographic script uses pictorial symbols to represent word meanings.
noun
written language; literature
Refers to written works or the body of written language.
Tā他
bó博
lǎn览
qún群
shū书
，
jīng精
tōng通
gǔ古
jīn今
zhī之
wén文
。
He reads widely and is well-versed in both ancient and modern literature.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
wén文
bǐ笔
yōu优
měi美
。
This essay is elegantly written.
noun
culture; civilization
Often used in compounds to denote cultural or civilized aspects.
Tā他
shì是
yán研
jiū究
zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
huà化
de的
xué学
zhě者
。
He is a scholar who studies ancient Chinese culture.
Wén文
wù物
shì是
lì历
shǐ史
wén文
huà化
de的
jiàn见
zhèng证
。
Cultural relics are witnesses to historical civilization.