Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “wen”
28 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
wēn
2
Second tone
wén
文
wén
闻writing
4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9wén
纹news
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4wén
炆line, stripe
7 strokeswén
玟to simmer, to cook over a slow fire
8 strokeswén
紋gem, jade-like stone
8 strokeswén
蚊line, stripe
10 strokeswén
阌mosquito, gnat
10 strokeswén
雯a place in the Henan province
11 strokeswén
聞cloud patterns
12 strokeswén
news
14 strokes3
Third tone
wěn
4
Fourth tone
wèn
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