wén

writing; culture; language

HSK 3 #148

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 148th character
Radical ⽂ (67.0)
Strokes 4
Index # 161

Definitions

文 wén
  1. 1. writing
  2. 2. culture
  3. 3. language
  4. 4. literary
  5. 5. formal
  6. 6. gentle
  7. 7. surname Wen
  8. 8. Kangxi radical 67
  9. 9. (old) classifier for coins

Stroke order

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Words containing 文

Word Meaning
context; the surrounding words; same as shàng xià wén
Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer
Thousand Character Classic primer text
semiliterate
learned and broad; polite and self-disciplined
learn widely, keep to proper manners
Cavendish (name)
Calvin (name)
Calvin Klein CK (brand)
Calvin Klein CK (brand)
Indo-European (language)
Indo-European (language)
reference (to the literature); bibliography; cited material
reference (to the literature); bibliography; cited material
(colloquial) grapheme (variant form of Kangxi radical 66, )
classical literature
paleography
paleography
ancient civilization
Classic anthology of classical Chinese prose
Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
classical prose movement in history
movement to revive classical prose
Tongwenguan, early Peking University library
early modern Beijing library, now PKU library