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Definition
- literature
- language
- graphic component (often seen in other characters)
- culture
- writing
- formal
- literary
- gentle
- (old) classifier for coins
- radical (Kang Xi 67)
Compounds (22)
Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川); classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国
Related words (278)
slow fire; gentle heat; low heat; small flame (when cooking, simmering etc); soft fire; tepid fire
to polish a text; rhetoric; ornate language; to use florid language to conceal errors; to gloss over
creative industries (design, music, publishing etc); abbr. for 文化創意產業|文化创意产业
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)
old language; the Classics; classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose; classical Chinese as a school subject
official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank); report delivered by the head of gov. on affairs of state
preface; foreword; preamble; recital (law); also written preface; foreword; preamble; recital (law); also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
the text of an annotated book; an unannotated edition of a book; intagliated characters (on a seal)
to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions; Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]
interpreting words; to explain the meaning of words in classic texts; to decipher an old script
former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经
applied writing; writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆
bell-cauldron script; the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind all this
spoofing culture (web based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)
convoluted and over-elaborate (document); unnecessarily elaborate writing; mumbo-jumbo
material and spiritual culture; matter and mind; material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
Idioms (21)
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom); to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
(lit.) remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning); incomprehensible nonsense; preposterous bullshit
(lit.) view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word-by-word without understanding the meaning; a far-fetched interpretation
to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military; to prefer the pen to the sword
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