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wén
noun HSK 7 #2,251

Meanings

  1. 1 language; writing; culture
  2. 2 literature; gentle

Examples

中文不难学。
Zhōngwén bù nán xué.
Chinese is not hard to learn.
他很有文化。
Tā hěn yǒu wénhuà.
He is very cultured/educated.
这篇文章写得很好。
Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de hěn hǎo.
This article is very well written.

Tips

history
文 originally depicted decorative patterns — evolving to mean 'writing/culture'. Key compounds: 中文 (Chinese), 文化 (culture), 文章 (article), 文学 (literature), 语文 (Chinese language class), 文明 (civilization).

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