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wén
char. script; written language; article; literary language; culture; etiquette; civil; refined; certain natural phenomenon; cover over (mistakes)
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Other meanings
[wén]   n./m./v. liberal arts, humanities; (used in old times for) copper cash; to tattoo
[wén]   radical. written language
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'文' is part of the following simplified words:
 㐎 刘 吝 呅 坟 忞 悯 抆 文 斋 斌 斐 斑 斓 旻 汶 浏 炆 玟 紊 纹 虔 蚊 赟 这 鈫 闵 雯
'文' is part of the following traditional words:
 㐎 吝 呅 彥 忞 憫 抆 文 斌 斐 斑 斕 旻 汶 炆 玟 產 紊 紋 虔 蚊 贇 鈫 閔 雯
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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wén jìng
adj. gentle and quiet
wén huà
n. culture
wén míng
n./adj. civilization; civilized, cultured; modern, of a new style
jiá gǔ wén
n. inscription on bones or tortoise shells
tiān wén
n. astronomy
duǎn wén
n. short essay
rì wén
n. Japanese (language)
wén wǔ
n. civil and military
wén yán wén
n. classical Chinese
jīn wén
n. inscriptions on ancient bronze objects
wén qì
adj. reserved and gentle
fán wén rù jié
idiom. unnecessary and over-elaborate formalities, superfluous rules and usages
wén guò shì fēi
idiom. to explain away one's shortcomings and mistakes, cover up one's errors by excuses