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The Chinese word wen - 文 - wén
(writing in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

wén

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English translations

writing, literature, civilian, civil, culture, character,
composition, elegant, refined

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 文 ( wén ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( wen / wén ) with pronunciation (English translation: writing )
The traditional Chinese characters of wén are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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文 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

stationery  |  article
文 ( wen / wén ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 74)
Chinese example words containing the character 文 ( wen / wén )
布埃纳文图拉 ( Bù āi nà wén tú lā = Buenaventura ), 公文包 ( gōngwénbāo = briefcase ), 考文垂 ( Kăo wén chuí = Coventry ), 课文 ( kèwén = lesson text ), 散文 ( sănwén = prose ), 天文 ( tiānwén = astronomy ), 天文学 ( tiānwénxué = astronomy ), 文本 ( wénbĕn = text ), 文化 ( wénhuà = culture ), 文件 ( wénjiàn = file ), 文件夹 ( wénjiànjiā = folder ), 文具 ( wénjù = stationery ), 文胸 ( wénxiōng = bra ), 文学 ( wénxué = literature ), 文学家 ( wénxuéjiā = writer ), 文艺 ( wényì = literature and art ), 文章 ( wénzhāng = writings ),
Other characters that are pronounced wén in Chinese
闻 (to hear) , 蚊 (mosquito)
More words that mean literature in Chinese
wénxué ( 文学 )

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