变文 Chinese English dictionary 变文 translate 变文 pinyin

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变文

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
变文 biànwén	变文 \| 变文* \| *变文	a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)	變文

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
变	变 \| 变* \| *变	8画亠 + 6 又 + 6	biàn	change, transform, alter; rebel	bin3	變 0040 YCE


文	文 \| 文* \| *文	4画文 + 0	wén, wèn	literature, culture, writing	man4	0040.0 YK

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
变文 biànwén	变文 \| 变文* \| *变文	a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)


变 biàn	变 \| 变* \| *变	to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion


文　Wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	surname Wen


文　wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67