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文献

wénxiàn

document, literature

A student takes notes among open books and scrolls
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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

献 xiàn

Strokes
13
Radical
犬 — dog
Made of
南 south 犬 dog
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 写论文前,学生必须查阅大量相关文献。 Xiě lùnwén qián, xuésheng bìxū cháyuè dàliàng xiāngguān wénxiàn. Before writing a thesis, students must consult a large amount of relevant literature.
  • 这篇报告引用了几十份国外文献。 Zhè piān bàogào yǐnyòng le jǐ shí fèn guówài wénxiàn. This report cites dozens of foreign sources.
  • 图书馆里保存着许多珍贵的历史文献。 Túshūguǎn lǐ bǎocún zhe xǔduō zhēnguì de lìshǐ wénxiàn. The library keeps many precious historical documents.

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