变文 biàn wén

Tang Buddhist storytelling prose and verse

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)

Characters

Character Meaning
变 biàn HSK 3
to change; to become different; to transform
文 wén HSK 3
writing; culture; language