Chinese

外文

/waɪ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/
foreign language (in written form)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese外 “out; outside; external”
    • meaningChinese卜 “to divine”
    • soundChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
  • characterChinese文 “original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “mark, pattern, design, tattoo, decoration”)”

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