文 wén
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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). -
noun
Kangxi radical 67
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
proper noun
Wen
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD '文' 14) -
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》) -
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). -
noun
refined writings
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 文言 (CCD '文' 4; Kroll 2015 '文' 7) -
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) -
verb
to conceal a fault / gloss over
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 12) -
foreign
wen
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
Notes: Used to transliterate foreign names -
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》) -
verb
to ornament / to adorn
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '文' 3) -
noun
beautiful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 9; Kroll 2015 '文' 5; GHDC 2007 '文' 9) -
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). -
noun
a group responsible for ritual and music
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2007 '文' 5) -
noun
the text of an imperial order
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2007 '文' 6) -
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) -
noun
a rite / a ritual
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 7) -
noun
a tattoo
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 文身 (CCD '文' 11) -
noun
a classifier for copper coins
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '文' 13)
Contained in
- 比较文学(比較文學) comparative literature
- 日文 Japanese language
- 人文景观(人文景觀) place of cultural interest
- 洋文 foreign language
- 初文 archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
- 经文(經文) text from a scripture or classic
- 奇文共欣赏(奇文共欣賞) rare writings we read together and praise
- 繁文 convoluted / elaborate formalities
- 天城文 Devanagari
- 记叙文(記敘文) narrative writing / written narration
- 文史 literature and history
- 籒文 Zhou script / seal script
- 白文 intagliated characters on a seal ; the text of an annotated book
- 达尔文学说(達爾文學說) Darwinism
- 学术论文(學術論文) research paper
- 次文化 subculture
- 文责自负(文責自負) the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer)
- 希伯莱文(希伯萊文) Hebrew language
- 朝鲜文(朝鮮文) Korean written language
- 修文 Xiuwen ; to cultivate and educate / to practice cultivation and education
- 不成文 unwritten
- 文件大小 file size
- 史蒂文斯 Stephens / Stevens
- 文化水平 educational level
- 虚文(虛文) an empty formality / a dead letter / a rule no longer in force
- 世界文化遗产地(世界文化遺產地) World Heritage site
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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
- 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
- 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
- 文在 (文在) 仲子生而有文在其手 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — 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