文 wén

1. wén noun writing; text
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: mjun; 文 is synonymous with 文字 in this sense. For example, 書同文字 'Write in Zhou Script' (Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Qin Shi Huang 史記‧秦始皇本紀; CCD '文' 1, 2; Kroll 2015 '文' 4b; GHDC 2007 '文' 3).
2. wén noun Kangxi radical 67
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. wén proper noun Wen
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '文' 14)
4. wén noun lines or grain on an object
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 文 is synonymous with 纹理 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '文' 1; GHDC 2007 '文' 1). For example, 虍：虎文也。 'hū: markings on a tiger.' (Shuo Wen, hū radical 說文解字‧虍部)
5. wén noun culture
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 文 is synonymous with 文化 in this sense (CCD '文' 5; Kroll 2015 '文' 4a).
6. wén noun refined writings
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 文言 (CCD '文' 4; Kroll 2015 '文' 7)
7. wén adjective civil; non-military
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 非军事 (CCD '文' 8; GHDC 2007 '文' 10)
8. wén verb to conceal a fault; gloss over
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '文' 12)
9. wén foreign wen
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
   Notes: Used to transliterate foreign names
10. wén noun ornamentation; adornment
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 文 is synonymous with 花纹 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '文' 2; GHDC 2007 '文' 2). For example, 彫：琢文也。 'Diāo: to carve a pattern.' (Shuo Wen, shān Radical 說文‧彡部)
11. wén verb to ornament; to adorn
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '文' 3)
12. wén noun beautiful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '文' 9; Kroll 2015 '文' 5; GHDC 2007 '文' 9)
13. wén noun a text; a manuscript
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 文 is synonymous with 文章 in this sense (CCD '文' 3; GHDC 2007 '文' 4).
14. wén noun a group responsible for ritual and music
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 2007 '文' 5)
15. wén noun the text of an imperial order
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 2007 '文' 6)
16. wén noun liberal arts
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Education
    Notes: 文 is synonymous with 文科 in this sense (CCD '文' 6)
17. wén noun a rite; a ritual
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '文' 7)
18. wén noun a tattoo
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 文身 (CCD '文' 11)
19. wén noun a classifier for copper coins
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '文' 13)

Contained in

• 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯(聖文森特和格林納丁斯) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• 叙利亚文(敘利亞文) Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC) / the Syriac script
• 文化运动(文化運動) cultural movement
• 文武双全(文武雙全) well versed in letters and military technology; fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword
• 克文 Kevin (name)
• 谚文(諺文) hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
• 文竹 setose asparagus
• 中英文对照(中英文對照) Chinese-English parallel texts
• 天文学(天文學) astronomy
• 文本 text
• 紫金山天文台 Purple Mountain Observatory
• 文丞 minister for civil affairs
• 三文鱼(三文魚) salmon
• 虚文浮礼(虛文浮禮) empty formality
• 做文章 to make an issue of; to fuss; to make a song and dance
• 文约而法明(文約而法明) the text is concise but the method is apparent
• 钱文(錢文) money
• 文化传统(文化傳統) a cultural tradition
• 越文 Vietnamese written language; Vietnamese literature
• 祈文 a prayer burned as an offering
• 五千文 Five Thousand Character Classic
• 文牒 official document
• 文运(文運) destiny in a story
• 天文望远镜(天文望遠鏡) an astronomical telescope
• 智慧文学(智慧文學) wisdom literature
• 前后文(前後文) context; the surrounding words
• 文本编辑器 a text editor ; text editor
• 文艺演出(文藝演出) theatrical performance

Also contained in

卓文君 、 文赋 、 得文 、 诺贝尔文学奖 、 印度河流域文明 、 八股文 、 文君 、 文本检索 、 文山县 、 文惠太子 、 婆罗米系文字 、 文旅部 、 文底耶山脉 、 马文恭 、 田文 、 文永 、 文老古 、 晋文 、 隋文帝 、 文山壮族苗族自治州 、 加尔文 、 斯文·海定 、 文咨王

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Collocations

• 文仲 (文仲) 使公孫文仲將而平陳與宋 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧擊鼓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Ji Gu — count: 19
• 臧文 (臧文) 臧文仲曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 18
• 文伯 (文伯) 生文伯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 18
• 子文 (子文) 今文子文孫 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 立政 Zhou Shu - Establishment of Government — count: 14
• 文姜 (文姜) 刺文姜也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧敝笱 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Bi Gou — count: 11
• 文考 (文考) 命我文考 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 泰誓上 Zhou Shu - Great Declaration I — count: 7
• 士文 (士文) 士文伯曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 烈文 (烈文) 烈文 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧烈文 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Lie Wen — count: 5
• 文在 (文在) 仲子生而有文在其手 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 文祖 (文祖) 受終于文祖 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 4