文字

wénzì

noun HSK 3 #5,594

Meanings

1 characters; writing; script
2 written language; text

Characters

writing; literature

character; word; letter

Examples

中国文字有几千年的历史。

Zhōngguó wénzì yǒu jǐ qiān nián de lìshǐ.

Chinese characters have thousands of years of history.

这篇文章的文字很优美。

Zhè piān wénzhāng de wénzì hěn yōuměi.

The writing in this article is very elegant.

请用文字说明。

Qǐng yòng wénzì shuōmíng.

Please explain in writing.

Tips

usage

文字 vs 字: 文字 refers to a writing system or written language as a whole, while 字 refers to individual characters or words.

Stroke Order

文 wén

字 zì