What does 文 mean in Chinese?

文 (wén) means "language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 文?

文 is pronounced "wén" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 文?

文 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 文?

Common words with 文 include 中文 (Chinese language), 不成文 (unwritten (rule)), 上文 (preceding part of the text), 三文治 (sandwich (loanword)), 三文鱼 (salmon (loanword)).

How do you write 文?

You can practice writing 文 using our stroke order tool.

文 (wén), language

文

wén

language; culture; writing; formal

classifier

Character Breakdown

Radical: 文 (no. 67)

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Definitions

(classifier) language
culture
writing
formal
literary
gentle
(old) classifier for coins
Kangxi radical 67

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 文

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
中文	Zhōng wén	Chinese language	HSK 1
不成文	bù chéng wén	unwritten (rule)	HSK 6
上文	shàng wén	preceding part of the text
三文治	sān wén zhì	sandwich (loanword)
三文鱼	sān wén yú	salmon (loanword)
上下文	shàng xià wén	(textual) context
一文不值	yī wén bù zhí	worthless (idiom)
一文不名	yī wén bù míng	to be penniless
一纸空文	yī zhǐ kōng wén	a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文	bù zhí yī wén	worthless (idiom)