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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
cultural relic / historical relic / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
liberal arts / humanities
HSK 7-9
reference material (used in scholarly study)
HSK 7-9
cultivated individual; scholar; literati
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
(computer) file; document; documentation
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
genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei
document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat
(newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary; clerk
arts and sciences
civil and military
setose asparagus
a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text
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
civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration
grammar
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft
refined in manner / gentle
literary giant / great writer / eminent writer
the literary world
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)
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
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
constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
writings / writing style
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
civil and military officials
literati / scholar
small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
language; use of words; phraseology / articles; essays; writing
(idiom) frail scholar
the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined
to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over
written statement / proclamation / announcement
bookish / genteel / erudite
words of truth / moral expressed in words / written article explaining a moral
contract / written agreement
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
pomelo
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
Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传
to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)
(Tw) blending of cultural heritage elements with creative modern designs to produce innovative products and services (often used attributively, as in 文創商品|文创商品) (abbr. for 文化創意|文化创意)
Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei
Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
the Renaissance
cultural tourism
official document
Wenchang City, Hainan
writer / man of letters / CL: 個|个
political and military achievements (idiom)
(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper) / Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
file format

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