文
文
“culture”
Radical: 文
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 3
How 文 is built — stacked top over bottom
亠
component
乂
component
Origin
A tattooed chest, representing writing
Words with 文
中文 Zhōngwén — Chinese (language)
文化 wénhuà — culture
文明 wénmíng — civilization
文章 wén zhāng — article
中文 zhōng wén — Chinese
论文 lùn wén — paper
文件 wén jiàn — document
文具 wén jù — stationery
文明 wén míng — civilized
文学 wén xué — literature
作文 zuò wén — to write an essay
散文 sǎn wén — prose
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