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文 wén — “writing”
How to write and say the Chinese character 文 (wén), which means writing — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: School & learning.
Pinyin · 拼音 wén
Meaning · 意思 writing
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 文 (writing)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
文 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a tattooed chest, representing writing.
A common word常用词
中文
Chinese
Example sentence例句
中文课真有趣。
Chinese class is fun.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.