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
hydrology
palindrome
stationery store
entertainment; cultural recreation
bookish; genteel; erudite
chauvinism
Chinese written language
text
Korean written language; hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
classical literature
more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind all this
quotation; citation
literary circles
refined in manner; gentle
style; genre of writing; literary form
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
comparative literature
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
going through the motions; superficial show
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
official government directive document
sandwich (loanword)
humanism
Hebrew language
Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)