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文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
Results beginning with 文
文章 wén zhāng article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
文件 wén jiàn document / file / CL:份[fen4]
文化 wén huà culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4]
文学 wén xué literature / CL:種|种[zhong3]
文本 wén běn a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text
文明 wén míng civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4]
文档 wén dàng (computer) file / document / documentation
文献 wén xiàn reference material (used in scholarly study)
文物 wén wù cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
文艺 wén yì literature and art
文集 wén jí collected works
文书 wén shū document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat
文凭 wén píng diploma
文中 wén zhōng Bunchu
文科 wén kē liberal arts / humanities
文摘 wén zhāi digest (of literature) / to make a digest (of data) / summary
文人 wén rén cultivated individual / scholar / literati
文秘 wén mì secretary
文体 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
文革 Wén gé Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命[Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4])
文具 wén jù stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
文笔 wén bǐ writings / writing style
文教 wén jiào culture and education
文员 wén yuán office worker / clerk
文号 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number)
文库 wén kù collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome
文案 wén àn (newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary / clerk
文武 wén wǔ civil and military
文静 wén jìng (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
文稿 wén gǎo manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft
文坛 wén tán literary circles
文史 wén shǐ literature and history
文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors
文理 wén lǐ arts and sciences
文盲 wén máng illiterate
文雅 wén yǎ elegant / refined
文联 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)
文娱 wén yú cultural recreation / entertainment
文胸 wén xiōng bra
文苑 wén yuàn the literary world
文法 wén fǎ grammar
文选 wén xuǎn compilation / selected works
文士 wén shì literati / scholar
文职 wén zhí civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration
文殊 Wén shū Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
文风 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity
文言 wén yán Classical Chinese
文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
文身 wén shēn to tattoo / tattoo
文思 wén sī the train of thought in writing
文莱 Wén lái Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo
文豪 wén háo literary giant / great writer / eminent writer
文宣 wén xuān promotional material / propaganda
文正 wén zhèng Bunsho
文竹 wén zhú setose asparagus
文告 wén gào written statement / proclamation / announcement
文祥 wén xiáng Wenxiang
文辞 wén cí language / use of words / phraseology / articles / essays / writing
文宗 wén zōng (literary) writer whose works are venerated as exemplary / eminent writer
文墨 wén mò writing / culture
文气 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined
文治 wén zhì Bunji
文饰 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over
文蛤 wén gé clam / bivalve mollusk, many spp.
文旦 wén dàn pomelo
文石 wén shí aragonite (geology)
文牍 wén dú paperwork / official documents and letters / (old) secretary
文爱 wén ài (slang) to have cybersex
文安 Wén ān Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
文部 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
文昌 Wén chāng Wenchang City, Hainan
文臣 wén chén civilian court official (in former times)
文成 Wén chéng Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
文创 wén chuàng (Tw) blending of cultural heritage elements with creative modern designs to produce innovative products and services (often used attributively, as in 文創商品|文创商品[wen2chuang4 shang1pin3]) (abbr. for 文化創意|文化创意[wen2hua4 chuang4yi4])
文词 wén cí variant of 文辭|文辞[wen2ci2]
文登 Wén dēng Wendeng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
文牒 wén dié official document
文读 wén dú literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
文峰 Wén fēng Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
文康 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]
文旅 wén lu:3 cultural tourism
文面 wén miàn to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)
文青 wén qīng young person who adopts an outwardly artistic or intellectual style (abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年[wen2 yi4 qing1 nian2])
文山 Wén shān see 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2shan1 Zhuang4zu2 Miao2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] / see 文山區|文山区[Wen2shan1 Qu1]
文水 Wén shuǐ Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
文童 wén tóng a person studying for the imperial examinations
文县 Wén xiàn Wen county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
文约 wén yuē contract / written agreement
文种 Wén Zhǒng Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
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文件夹 wén jiàn jiā folder / file (paper)
文学家 wén xué jiā writer / man of letters / CL:個|个[ge4]
文本框 wén běn kuàng (computing) text box
文学史 wén xué shǐ history of literature
文学奖 wén xué jiǎng a literary prize
文汇报 Wén huì Bào Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper) / Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
文言文 wén yán wén Classical Chinese writing
文化宫 wén huà gōng cultural palace
文具店 wén jù diàn stationery store
文化圈 wén huà juàn sphere of cultural influence
文化圈 wén huà quān sphere of cultural influence
文字学 wén zì xué philology
文字狱 wén zì yù literary inquisition / official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
文绉绉 wén zhōu zhōu bookish / genteel / erudite
文山州 Wén shān zhōu see 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2shan1 Zhuang4zu2 Miao2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]
文学士 wén xué shì Bachelor of Arts / B.A. / BA / A.B. / Artium Baccalaureus
文安县 Wén ān xiàn Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
文部省 Wén bù shěng Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry
文部乡 Wén bù xiāng Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet
文昌市 Wén chāng shì Wenchang City, Hainan
文昌鱼 wén chāng yú lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
文抄公 wén chāo gōng plagiarist
文成县 Wén chéng xiàn Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
文登市 Wén dēng shì Wendeng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
文峰区 Wén fēng qū Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
文峰镇 Wén fēng zhèn Wenfeng town (common place name)
文化层 wén huà céng cultural layer (in an archaeological dig)
文化城 wén huà chéng city of culture
文化热 wén huà rè cultural fever / cultural craze
文化史 wén huà shǐ cultural history
文件司 wén jiàn sī Documents Division
文锦渡 Wén Jǐn Dù Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)
文具商 wén jù shāng stationer
文旅部 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])
文明病 wén míng bìng lifestyle diseases
文明化 wén míng huà civilize
文凭税 wén píng shuì diploma tax
文曲星 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
文山区 Wén shān qū Wenshan District in Taipei 臺北市|台北市[Tai2bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
文山县 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
文山线 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)
文圣区 Wén shèng qū Wensheng district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
文书股 wén shū gǔ Correspondence Unit
文水县 Wén shuǐ xiàn Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
文天祥 Wén Tiān xiáng Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
文物径 wén wù jìng heritage trail
文献学 wén xiàn xué Philology / Historical Linguistics
文宣部 wén xuān bù propaganda department
文须雀 wén xū què (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
文艺兵 wén yì bīng PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
文艺赏 wén yì shǎng Bungei
文在寅 Wén Zài yín Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017
文征明 Wén Zhēng míng Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
文诌诌 wén zhōu zhōu bookish / genteel / erudite
文字档 wén zì dàng text file
文件大小 wén jiàn dà xiǎo file size
文件格式 wén jiàn gé shì file format
文化遗产 wén huà yí chǎn cultural heritage
文化交流 wén huà jiāo liú cultural exchange
文学作品 wén xué zuò pǐn literature / writing / CL:部[bu4]
Approximate Results for 文
PO文 pōu wén (Internet slang) to post a message
PO文 pō wén (coll.) to post a message
中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language
本文 běn wén this text / article / the main body of a book
英文 Yīng wén English (language)
正文 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book)
论文 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
全文 quán wén entire text / full text
语文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
作文 zuò wén to write an essay / composition (student essay) / CL:篇[pian1]
人文 rén wén humanities / human affairs / culture
课文 kè wén text / CL:篇[pian1]
原文 yuán wén original text
散文 sǎn wén prose / essay
征文 zhēng wén to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)
公文 gōng wén official document
日文 Rì wén Japanese (language)
天文 tiān wén astronomy
条文 tiáo wén clause / explanatory section in a document
斯文 sī wén refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle
外文 wài wén foreign language (written)
华文 Huá wén Chinese language / Chinese script
译文 yì wén translated text
韩文 Hán wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language
凯文 Kǎi wén Kevin (person name)
宇文 Yǔ wén a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Yuwen
明文 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
水文 shuǐ wén hydrology
撰文 zhuàn wén to write an article
杂文 zá wén essay
经文 jīng wén scripture / scriptures / CL:本[ben3]
诗文 shī wén poetry and literature
古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject
法文 Fǎ wén French language
行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication
分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent
西文 Xī wén Spanish / Western language / foreign languages (in Qing times)
德文 Dé wén German (language)
批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing
上文 shàng wén preceding part of the text
成文 chéng wén written / statutory
温文 wēn wén genteel
博文 bó wén blog article / to write a blog article (netspeak)
碑文 bēi wén inscription on a tablet
咒文 zhòu wén incantation / spell / to curse
引文 yǐn wén quotation / citation
说文 Shuō wén see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
汉文 Hàn wén Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
铭文 míng wén inscription
俄文 E2 wén Russian language
藏文 Zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language
梵文 Fàn wén Sanskrit
建文 Jiàn Wén Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
朗文 Lǎng wén Longman (name)
金文 jīn wén inscription in bronze / bell-cauldron inscription
奇文 qí wén remarkable or peculiar piece of writing
回文 huí wén palindrome
盲文 máng wén braille / literature in braille
咨文 zī wén (old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank) / report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state
白文 bái wén the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal)
软文 ruǎn wén advertorial
祭文 jì wén funeral oration / eulogy / elegiac address
韵文 yùn wén verse
释文 shì wén interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script
序文 xù wén preface / foreword / preamble / recital (law) / also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
满文 Mǎn wén Manchurian written language
埃文 Aī wén Evan / Avon / Ivan
呈文 chéng wén petition (submitted to a superior)
案文 àn wén text
变文 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)
炳文 bǐng wén luminous style
重文 chóng wén repetitious passage / multiple variants of Chinese characters
初文 chū wén archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
祷文 dǎo wén litany (text of a prayer)
得文 Dé wén Devon (county of southwest England)
吊文 diào wén paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
短文 duǎn wén short piece / article / short essay
繁文 fán wén convoluted / elaborate formalities
发文 fā wén to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
讣文 fù wén obituary notice
符文 fú wén rune
关文 guān wén official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial times)
后文 hòu wén the pages ahead / the following pages
互文 hù wén paired phrases (poetic device)
姜文 Jiāng Wén Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
克文 Kè wén Kevin (name)
奎文 Kuí wén Kuiwen district of Weifang city 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 shi4], Shandong
来文 lái wén received document / sent document
龙文 Lóng wén Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
罗文 Luó wén Roman Tam (1949-), Canto-pop singer
蒙文 Měng wén Mongolian language
缅文 Miǎn wén Burmese (language, esp. written)
密文 mì wén ciphertext
欧文 Oū wén Owen (name) / Erwin (name) / Irvine, California
葡文 Pú wén Portuguese (language)
绳文 shéng wén Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
孙文 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]
泰文 tài wén Thai (language)
田文 Tián wén birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
贴文 tiē wén (social media) to post / a post
推文 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
网文 wǎng wén online literature, esp. web novels (abbr. for 網絡文學|网络文学[wang3luo4 wen2xue2])
兴文 Xīng wén Xingwen county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
修文 Xiū Wén Xiuwen County in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
檄文 xí wén (old, now used figuratively) official call to arms / official denunciation
叙文 xù wén variant of 序文[xu4 wen2]
虚文 xū wén dead letter / rule no longer in force / empty formality
洋文 yáng wén foreign language (esp. Western) (old)
阳文 yáng wén characters cut in relief
谚文 yàn wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
异文 yì wén variant character / loan word / variant written form (for the same word) / different edition
越文 Yuè wén Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature
籀文 zhòu wén seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
跩文 zhuǎi wén see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2] (Tw)
转文 zhuǎi wén to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]
转文 zhuǎn wén (Internet) to repost (Tw)
缀文 zhuì wén to compose an essay
属文 zhǔ wén to write prose
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中文版 zhōng wén bǎn Chinese (language) version
中文网 zhōng wén wǎng Chinese language network
散文诗 sǎn wén shī prose poem
中文系 zhōng wén xì Chinese language department (of college)
甲骨文 jiǎ gǔ wén oracle script / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance
上下文 shàng xià wén (textual) context
公文包 gōng wén bāo briefcase / attaché / case
天文学 tiān wén xué astronomy
达尔文 Dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist, author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3zhong3 Qi3yuan2] / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia)
天文台 tiān wén tái astronomical observatory
应用文 yìng yòng wén applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
纯文字 chún wén zì text-only (webpage, slide etc)
超文本 chāo wén běn hypertext
不成文 bù chéng wén unwritten (rule)
跨文化 kuà wén huà intercultural
三文鱼 sān wén yú salmon (loanword)
拉丁文 Lā dīng wén Latin (language)
古文明 gǔ wén míng ancient civilization
记叙文 jì xù wén narrative writing / written narration
方文山 Fāng Wén shān Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist
古文化 gǔ wén huà ancient civilization
白话文 bái huà wén writings in the vernacular
崇文门 chóng wén mén Chongwenmen gate in Beijing
头文字 tóu wén zì initial / first letter of word (in Latin script)
斯蒂文 Sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
埃文斯 Aī wén sī Evans / Ivins / Ivens
希腊文 Xī là wén Greek literature
亚文化 yà wén huà subculture
千字文 Qiān zì wén Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
八股文 bā gǔ wén eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
建文帝 Jiàn wén dì reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
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