文(wén)

HSK 14 strokes

surname Wen

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Character information

Pinyin
wén
Meaning
surname Wen
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 文 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱亠乂

A tattooed chest, representing writing

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

亠tóu乂yì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 文 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Words with 文

Common words using 文 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhōng中wén文
HSK 1

Chinese language

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zuò作wén文
HSK 2

to write an essay

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rén人wén文
HSK 7-9

humanities; culture; humanistic

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quán全wén文
HSK 7-9

entire text

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shàng上wén文

preceding part of the text

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hù互wén文

paired phrases (poetic device)

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yī一wén文bù不zhí值

worthless (idiom)

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yī一wén文bù不míng名

to be penniless

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Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 文’s common words

中作人全上互一不

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