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IDENTITY

wénwriting; language; culture

HSK 1Top 38

CORE MEANING

writing; language; culture

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.written languageHSK1
  2. 2.article; textHSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
script radical (wén)
strokes
4
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱亠乂
    • top strokes
    • crossing strokes

USAGE

Common words

中文ZhōngwénChinese (language)
文化wénhuàculture
文章wénzhāngarticle

Graded examples

  • 我学习中文。Wǒ xuéxí Zhōngwén.HSK1

    I study Chinese.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A carved pattern or mark — writing began as cut lines.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#38
Memory aid
imagery

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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