文 wén
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 文 — culture, literature, writing
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
文人
wénrén
literati; scholar; man of letters
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这位文人表面远离政治，诗中却处处藏着现实关怀。 Zhè wèi wénrén biǎomiàn yuǎnlí zhèngzhì, shī zhōng què chùchù cáng zhe xiànshí guānhuái. This scholar appeared to stay away from politics, yet his poems were full of concern for reality.
- 湖边小亭里常见几位文人喝茶谈诗。 Húbiān xiǎo tíng lǐ chángjiàn jǐ wèi wénrén hē chá tán shī. In the small pavilion by the lake you often see a few literati drinking tea and discussing poetry.
- 古代文人常用笔墨表达心中的情感。 Gǔdài wénrén cháng yòng bǐmò biǎodá xīnzhōng de qínggǎn. Literati of ancient times often used brush and ink to express the feelings in their hearts.
Related words
- 课文 kèwén text (of a lesson)
- 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese (language)
- 英文 Yīngwén written English
- 作文 zuòwén composition
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing
- 文化 wénhuà culture
- 文件 wénjiàn document; file
- 文明 wénmíng civilized
- 文学 wénxué literature
- 文章 wénzhāng article; essay
- 文字 wénzì written language
- 论文 lùnwén paper; thesis