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文艺

wényì

literature and art

An open book and a brush
Memory picture

Characters in this word

文 wén

Strokes
4
Radical
文 — culture, literature, writing
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 文

艺 yì

Strokes
4
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of
艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 乙 second
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 艺

Example phrases

  • 我喜欢文艺。 Wǒ xǐhuan wényì. I like literature and art.
  • 文艺活动很多。 Wényì huódòng hěn duō. There are many arts events.
  • 她参加文艺班。 Tā cānjiā wényì bān. She joins an arts class.

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