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Mandarin wén
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 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
Results beginning with 文
 wén zhāng article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
 wén jiàn document / file / CL:份[fen4]
 wén huà culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4]
 wén xué literature / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 wén běn a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text
 wén míng civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4]
 wén dàng (computer) file / document / documentation
 wén xiàn document
 wén wù cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
 wén yì literature and art
 wén jí collected works
 wén shū document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat
 wén píng diploma
 wén zhōng Bunchu
 wén kē liberal arts / humanities
 wén zhāi digest (of literature) / to make a digest (of data) / summary
 wén rén scholar / literati
 wén mì secretary
 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
 Wén gé Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命[Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4])
 wén jù stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
 wén bǐ writings / writing style
 wén jiào culture and education
 wén yuán office worker / clerk
 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number)
 wén kù collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome
 wén àn (newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary / clerk
 wén wǔ civil and military
 wén jìng (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
稿 wén gǎo manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft
 wén tán literary circles
 wén shǐ literature and history
 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors
 wén lǐ arts and sciences
 wén máng illiterate
 wén yǎ elegant / refined
 Wén lián abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
 wén yú cultural recreation / entertainment
 wén xiōng bra
 wén yuàn the literary world
 wén fǎ grammar
 wén xuǎn compilation / selected works
 wén shì literati / scholar
 wén zhí civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration
 Wén shū Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity
 wén yán Classical Chinese
 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
 wén shēn to tattoo
 wén sī the train of thought in writing
 Wén lái Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo
 wén háo literary giant / great writer / eminent writer
 wén xuān promotional material / propaganda
 wén zhèng Bunsho
 wén zhú setose asparagus
 wén gào written statement / proclamation / announcement
 wén xiáng Wenxiang
 wén cí language / use of words / phraseology / articles / essays / writing
 wén zōng (literary) writer whose works are venerated as exemplary / eminent writer
 wén mò writing / culture
 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined
 wén zhì Bunji
 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over
 wén gé clam / bivalve mollusk, many spp.
 wén dàn pomelo
 wén shí aragonite (geology)
 wén dú paperwork / official documents and letters / (old) secretary
 Wén ān Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
 Wén bù Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet / Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office
 Wén chāng Wenchang City, Hainan
 wén chén civilian court official (in former times)
 Wén chéng Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 wén cí variant of 文辭|文辞[wen2 ci2]
 Wén dēng Wendeng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
 wén dié official document
 wén dú literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
 Wén fēng Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
 Wén Kāng Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传[Er2 nu:3 Ying1 xiong2 Zhuan4]
 wén lu:3 cultural tourism
 wén miàn to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)
 wén qīng young person who adopts an artistic or intellectual style / abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年
 Wén shān Wenshan County in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan / Wenshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
 Wén shuǐ Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
 wén tóng a person studying for the imperial examinations
 Wén xiàn Wen county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
 wén yuē contract / written agreement
 Wén Zhǒng Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
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 wén jiàn jiā folder / file (paper)
 wén xué jiā writer / man of letters / CL:個|个[ge4]
 wén běn kuàng text box (computing)
 wén xué shǐ history of literature
 wén xué jiǎng a literary prize
 Wén huì Bào Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper) / Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
 wén yán wén Classical Chinese writing
 wén huà gōng cultural palace
 wén jù diàn stationery store
 wén huà juàn sphere of cultural influence
 wén huà quān sphere of cultural influence
 wén zì xué philology
 wén zì yù literary inquisition / official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
 wén zhōu zhōu bookish / genteel / erudite
 Wén shān zhōu abbr. for 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南
 wén xué shì Bachelor of Arts / B.A. / BA / A.B. / Artium Baccalaureus
 Wén ān xiàn Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
 Wén bù shěng Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry
 Wén bù xiāng Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet
 Wén chāng shì Wenchang City, Hainan
 wén chāng yú lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
 wén chāo gōng plagiarist
 Wén chéng xiàn Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Wén dēng shì Wendeng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
 Wén fēng qū Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
 Wén fēng zhèn Wenfeng town (common place name)
 wén huà céng cultural layer (in an archaeological dig)
 wén huà chéng city of culture
 wén huà rè cultural fever / cultural craze
 wén huà shǐ cultural history
 wén jiàn sī Documents Division
 Wén Jǐn Dù Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)
 wén jù shāng stationer
 Wén Lu:3 bù (PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism (abbr. for 文化和旅遊部|文化和旅游部[Wen2 hua4 he2 Lu:3 you2 bu4])
 wén míng bìng lifestyle diseases
 wén míng huà civilize
 wén píng shuì diploma tax
 Wén qǔ xīng constellation governing scholarship and examinations / (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
 Wén shān qū Wenshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
 Wén shān xiàn Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
线 Wén shān xiàn Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009)
 Wén shèng qū Wensheng district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
 wén shū gǔ Correspondence Unit
 Wén shuǐ xiàn Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
 Wén Tiān xiáng Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
 wén wù jìng heritage trail
 wén xiàn xué Philology / Historical Linguistics
 wén xuān bù propaganda department
 wén xū què (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
 wén yì bīng PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
 wén yì shǎng Bungei
 Wén Zài yín Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017
 Wén Zhēng míng Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
 wén zhōu zhōu bookish / genteel / erudite
 wén zì dàng text file
 wén jiàn dà xiǎo file size
 wén jiàn gé shì file format
 wén huà yí chǎn cultural heritage
 wén huà jiāo liú cultural exchange
 wén xué zuò pǐn literature / writing / CL:部[bu4]
 wén jiàn guǎn lǐ document management
  word-processing
Approximate Results for 文
PO文 pōu wén (Internet slang) to post a message
PO文 pō wén (coll.) to post a message
 Zhōng wén Chinese language
 běn wén this text / article / the main body of a book
 Yīng wén English (language)
 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book)
 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
 quán wén entire text / full text
 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
 zuò wén to write an essay / composition (student essay) / CL:篇[pian1]
 rén wén humanities / human affairs / culture
 kè wén text / CL:篇[pian1]
 yuán wén original text
 sǎn wén prose / essay
 zhēng wén to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)
 gōng wén document
 Rì wén Japanese (language)
 tiān wén astronomy
 tiáo wén clause / explanatory section in a document
 sī wén refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle
 wài wén foreign language (written)
 Huá wén Chinese language / Chinese script
 yì wén translated text
 Hán wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language
 Kǎi wén Kevin (person name)
 Yǔ wén a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Yuwen
 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
 shuǐ wén hydrology
 zhuàn wén to write an article
 zá wén essay
 jīng wén scripture / scriptures / CL:本[ben3]
 shī wén poetry and literature
 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject
 Fǎ wén French language
 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication
 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent
西 Xī wén Spanish / Western language / foreign languages (in Qing times)
 Dé wén German (language)
 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing
 shàng wén preceding part of the text
 chéng wén written / statutory
 wēn wén genteel
 bó wén blog article / to write a blog article (netspeak)
 bēi wén inscription on a tablet
 zhòu wén incantation / spell / to curse
 yǐn wén quotation / citation
 Shuō wén see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
 Hàn wén Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
 míng wén inscription
 E2 wén Russian language
 Zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language
 Fàn wén Sanskrit
 Jiàn Wén Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
 Lǎng wén Longman (name)
 jīn wén inscription in bronze / bell-cauldron inscription
 qí wén remarkable work / peculiar writing
 huí wén palindrome
 máng wén braille / literature in braille
 zī wén official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank) / report delivered by the head of gov. on affairs of state
 bái wén the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal)
 ruǎn wén advertorial
 jì wén funeral oration / eulogy / elegiac address
 yùn wén verse
 shì wén interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script
 xù wén preface / foreword / preamble / recital (law) / also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
 Mǎn wén Manchurian written language
 Aī wén Evan / Avon / Ivan
 chéng wén petition (submitted to a superior)
 àn wén text
 biàn wén a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)
 bǐng wén luminous style
 chóng wén repetitious passage / multiple variants of Chinese characters
 chū wén archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
 dǎo wén litany (text of a prayer)
 Dé wén Devon (county of southwest England)
 diào wén paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
 fán wén convoluted / elaborate formalities
 fā wén to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
 fù wén obituary notice
 fú wén rune
 guān wén passport / travel papers
 hòu wén the pages ahead / the following pages
 hù wén paired phrases (poetic device)
 Jiāng Wén Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
 Kè wén Kevin (name)
 Kuí wén Kuiwen district of Weifang city 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 shi4], Shandong
 lái wén received document / sent document
 Lóng wén Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
 Luó wén Roman Tam (1949-), Canto-pop singer
 Měng wén Mongolian language
 Miǎn wén Burmese (language, esp. written)
 mì wén coded text / cypher
 Oū wén Owen (name) / Erwin (name) / Irvine, California
 shéng wén Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
 Sūn Wén the original name of 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1], Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3]
 tài wén Thai (language)
 Tián wén birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
 tuī wén tweet (on Twitter) / (HK, Tw) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / to reply to original poster (or recommend a post) on PTT bulletin board
 Xīng wén Xingwen county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
 Xiū Wén Xiuwen County in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
 xí wén (old, now used figuratively) official call to arms / official denunciation
 xù wén variant of 序文[xu4 wen2]
 xū wén dead letter / rule no longer in force / empty formality
 yáng wén foreign language (esp. Western) (old)
 yáng wén characters cut in relief
 yàn wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
 yì wén variant character / loan word / variant written form (for the same word) / different edition
 Yuè wén Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature
 zhòu wén seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
 zhuǎi wén see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2] (Tw)
 zhuǎi wén to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]
 zhuǎn wén (Internet) to repost (Tw)
 zhuì wén to compose an essay
 zhǔ wén to write prose
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 zhōng wén bǎn Chinese (language) version
 zhōng wén wǎng Chinese language network
 sǎn wén shī prose poem
 zhōng wén xì Chinese language department (of college)
 jiǎ gǔ wén oracle script / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance
 shàng xià wén (textual) context
 gōng wén bāo briefcase / attaché / case
 tiān wén xué astronomy
 Dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3 zhong3 Qi3 yuan2] / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia) 北領地|北领地[Bei3 Ling3 di4]
 tiān wén tái astronomical observatory
 yìng yòng wén applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
 chún wén zì text only (webpage)
 chāo wén běn hypertext
 bù chéng wén unwritten (rule)
 kuà wén huà intercultural
 sān wén yú salmon (loanword)
 Lā dīng wén Latin (language)
 gǔ wén míng ancient civilization
 jì xù wén narrative writing / written narration
 Fāng Wén shān Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist
 gǔ wén huà ancient civilization
 bái huà wén writings in the vernacular
 chóng wén mén Chongwenmen gate in Beijing
 tóu wén zì initial / first letter of word (in Latin script)
 Sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
 Aī wén sī Evans / Ivins / Ivens
 Xī là wén Greek literature
 yà wén huà subculture
 Qiān zì wén Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
 bā gǔ wén eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
 Jiàn wén dì reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
 Hàn Wén dì Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[Liu2 Heng2], reigned 180-157 BC
 tiān wén guǎn planetarium
 chéng wén fǎ statute
 Kǎ ěr wén Calvin (name)
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