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Wén

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • surname Wen
  • language
  • culture
  • writing
  • formal
  • literary
  • gentle
  • (old) classifier for coins
  • Kangxi radical 67

Definition

指文字、文章、文化，也指文雅、有修养。

Refers to characters, writing, culture, as well as elegance and refinement.

Usage

作为名词表示文字、文章、文化；作为形容词表示文雅、有文化。常用于构词，如‘文化’、‘文学’、‘文雅’。

As a noun, it denotes characters, writing, or culture; as an adjective, it means elegant or cultured. It is often used as a morpheme in compounds like 'culture', 'literature', 'elegant'.

Examples

  • 1 他写的文章很有文采。 (The article he wrote is very literary.)
  • 2 中国有着悠久的文化历史。 (China has a long history of culture.)
  • 3 他这个人很文雅。 (He is a very refined person.)
  • 4 这篇文章写得很好。 (This article is well written.)
  • 5 他喜欢文学。 (He likes literature.)

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