文 wén
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wén
noun
writing; text
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Middle Chinese: mjun; 文 is synonymous with 文字 in this sense. For example, 書同文字 'Write in Zhou Script' (Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Qin Shi Huang 史記‧秦始皇本紀; CCD '文' 1, 2; Kroll 2015 '文' 4b; GHDC 2007 '文' 3). -
wén
noun
Kangxi radical 67
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
wén
proper noun
Wen
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD '文' 14) -
wén
noun
lines or grain on an object
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 文 is synonymous with 纹理 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '文' 1; GHDC 2007 '文' 1). For example, 虍：虎文也。 'hū: markings on a tiger.' (Shuo Wen, hū radical 說文解字‧虍部) -
wén
noun
culture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 文 is synonymous with 文化 in this sense (CCD '文' 5; Kroll 2015 '文' 4a). -
wén
noun
refined writings
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 文言 (CCD '文' 4; Kroll 2015 '文' 7) -
wén
adjective
civil; non-military
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 非军事 (CCD '文' 8; GHDC 2007 '文' 10) -
wén
verb
to conceal a fault; gloss over
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 12) -
wén
foreign
wen
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
Notes: Used to transliterate foreign names -
wén
noun
ornamentation; adornment
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 文 is synonymous with 花纹 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '文' 2; GHDC 2007 '文' 2). For example, 彫：琢文也。 'Diāo: to carve a pattern.' (Shuo Wen, shān Radical 說文‧彡部) -
wén
verb
to ornament; to adorn
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '文' 3) -
wén
noun
beautiful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 9; Kroll 2015 '文' 5; GHDC 2007 '文' 9) -
wén
noun
a text; a manuscript
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 文 is synonymous with 文章 in this sense (CCD '文' 3; GHDC 2007 '文' 4). -
wén
noun
a group responsible for ritual and music
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2007 '文' 5) -
wén
noun
the text of an imperial order
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2007 '文' 6) -
wén
noun
liberal arts
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Education
Notes: 文 is synonymous with 文科 in this sense (CCD '文' 6) -
wén
noun
a rite; a ritual
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 7) -
wén
noun
a tattoo
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 文身 (CCD '文' 11) -
wén
noun
a classifier for copper coins
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 13)
Contained in
- 全文 entire text; full text
- 人文 humanities ; human affairs ; culture
- 文石 aragonite
- 文不加点(文不加點) to write a flawless essay in one go; to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
- 文科 liberal arts; humanities
- 文化运动(文化運動) cultural movement
- 承上文 continued from the text above
- 佚文 lost documents
- 文义(文義) the meaning of a text
- 希伯莱文(希伯萊文) Hebrew language
- 主祷文(主禱文) Lord's Prayer
- 文娱(文娛) entertainment
- 软文(軟文) advertorial
- 繁文 convoluted; elaborate formalities
- 鸟虫文(鳥蟲文) bird insect script
- 初文 archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
- 转文(轉文) (Internet) to repost
- 文化部 Ministry of Culture
- 崇文门(崇文門) Chongwenmen gate
- 世界文化遗产地(世界文化遺產地) World Heritage site
- 三文鱼(三文魚) salmon
- 箚文 written instructions from a superior
- 欧文斯(歐文斯) Owens
- 文场(文場) an exam hall ; a meeting place for literati ; an instrument for accompanying Chinese opera
- 文化水平 educational level
- 天文摄影(天文攝影) astrophotography
- 英文 English (language)
- 天文台 an astronomical observatory; an observatory
- 奇文 remarkable work; peculiar writing
- 卡尔文(卡爾文) Calvin
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南昌文宪公 、 兴文县 、 语文学 、 文化研究所 、 文帝 、 魏献文帝 、 陆克文 、 文宣 、 吠陀文化 、 祭十二郎文 、 高丽文宗 、 崇文区 、 鲁文公 、 姜文 、 清文宗 、 全唐文 、 达尔文 、 隋文帝 、 马文恭 、 汉文帝 、 正文区
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Collocations
- 文仲 (文仲) 使公孫文仲將而平陳與宋 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧擊鼓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Ji Gu — count: 19
- 文伯 (文伯) 生文伯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 18
- 臧文 (臧文) 臧文仲曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 18
- 子文 (子文) 今文子文孫 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 立政 Zhou Shu - Establishment of Government — count: 14
- 文姜 (文姜) 刺文姜也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧敝笱 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Bi Gou — count: 11
- 文考 (文考) 命我文考 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 泰誓上 Zhou Shu - Great Declaration I — count: 7
- 士文 (士文) 士文伯曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
- 烈文 (烈文) 烈文 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧烈文 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Lie Wen — count: 5
- 文侯 (文侯) 昔平王命我先君文侯曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
- 文祖 (文祖) 受終于文祖 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 4