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

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Words containing 文

Word Meaning
to whitewash; to cover up one's faults (idiom)
selected works; compilation
Tang dynasty equivalent of lì bù, personnel office
Japan’s former education ministry
Wenbu Township in Nyima, Tibet
Wenbu village in Nyima, Tibet
Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)
Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)
young person who adopts an artistic or intellectual style
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
face tattoo; to tattoo the face
Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
writing style
fig. not the slightest change; absolutely still
fig. not the slightest change; absolutely still
to gloss over; to use florid language to conceal errors
to gloss over; to use florid language to conceal errors
style; genre of writing; literary form
(bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
(bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
scaly-breasted munia, a small brown bird
scaly-breasted munia, a small brown bird
also written sī wén·赫定
Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer
Slovenia