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wén

writing; written language; literary form

A scholar writing with a brush on a long scroll
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Character

文 wén

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

Example phrases

  • 这篇文表面平淡,深处却隐藏着对时代秩序的质疑。 Zhè piān wén biǎomiàn píngdàn, shēnchù què yǐncáng zhe duì shídài zhìxù de zhìyí. This piece of writing seems plain on the surface, but deep down it hides a questioning of the order of the age.
  • 老师让我们比较两篇文的语言风格。 Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǐjiào liǎng piān wén de yǔyán fēnggé. The teacher asked us to compare the language style of two pieces of writing.
  • 这篇文的语言优美,值得一读。 Zhè piān wén de yǔyán yōuměi, zhídé yī dú. The language of this piece of writing is beautiful and worth reading.

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