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document / file / CL:
HSK 3
character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
culture / civilization / cultural / CL: 個|个, 種|种
HSK 3
article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL: , , 頁|页
HSK 3
literature / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
literature and art
HSK 5
cultural recreation / entertainment
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
HSK 7-9
reference material (used in scholarly study)
HSK 7-9
illiterate
HSK 7-9
diploma
HSK 7-9
stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
HSK 7-9
elegant / refined
HSK 7-9
liberal arts / humanities
HSK 7-9
cultural relic / historical relic / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
cultivated individual; scholar; literati
HSK 7-9
word processing
collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome
folder / file (paper)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
surname Wen
literary work / art work
Classical Chinese
(computer) file; document; documentation
genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei
document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat
Bachelor of Arts / B.A. / BA / A.B. / Artium Baccalaureus
(newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary; clerk
arts and sciences
Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县, Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet / Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office
manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft
setose asparagus
a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text
Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
Classical Chinese writing
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier / master of pen and sword
collected works
digest (of literature) / to make a digest (of data) / summary
secretary
literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration
heritage trail
grammar
constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
cultural layer (in an archaeological dig)
civil and military
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
refined in manner / gentle
literary giant / great writer / eminent writer
(slang) to engage in mutual sexual arousal through written messages (e.g. text, chat); text-based cybersex
the literary world
Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
Wenchang City, Hainan
writing style / (used with 鼎盛) cultural activity
document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number)
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
office worker; clerk
culture and education
Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命)
to tattoo / tattoo
literary circles
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
literature and history
Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州, Zhejiang
Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan
clam / bivalve mollusk, many spp.
Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
aragonite (geology)
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔, , 紙|纸 and 硯|砚 / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332
(literary) writer whose works are venerated as exemplary; eminent writer
writings / writing style
educational level
civil and military officials
literati / scholar
(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism
cultural fever / cultural craze
contract / written agreement
small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
language; use of words; phraseology / articles; essays; writing
(idiom) frail scholar
to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over
written statement / proclamation / announcement
bookish / genteel / erudite
river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
words of truth / moral expressed in words / written article explaining a moral
lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom) / to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
plagiarist
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
file size
bra
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
red tape
pomelo
Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传

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