wén

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Word · NounTraditional文

writing; culture; language

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

writing; script; character

Refers to written symbols, especially Chinese characters.

Zhōng中
wén文
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
biǎo表
yì意
wén文
zì字
 。

Chinese is a type of ideographic script.

Tā他
zài在
zhǐ纸
shàng上
xiě写
le了
yī一
gè个
 “
wén文
 ”
zì字
 。

He wrote the character '文' on the paper.

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Jiǎ甲
gǔ骨
wén文
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
wén文
zì字
 。

Oracle bone script is an ancient Chinese writing system.

2.

noun

culture; civilization; literature

Refers to human intellectual and artistic achievements.

Zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
 。

Chinese culture has a long history.

Tā他
rè热
ài爱
wén文
xué学
 。

He loves literature.

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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
hěn很
yǒu有
wén文
cǎi采
 。

This article is very elegantly written.

3.

noun

pattern; grain; vein

Refers to decorative patterns or natural lines on surfaces like wood, marble, or ceramics.

Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
tou头
yǒu有
piào漂
liang亮
de的
huā花
wén纹
 。

This piece of wood has a beautiful grain pattern.

Cí瓷
qì器
shàng上
de的
liè裂
wén纹
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
wén文
 。

The crackle pattern on porcelain is also a type of pattern.