Chinese
文字
wénzì
written symbols; writing; script; text; characters (Classifier: 種／种; 個／个)
- HSK 3
- TOCFL 5
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Origin
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Lineage
- characterChinese文 “original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “mark, pattern, design, tattoo, decoration”)”
- characterChinese字 “letter; symbol; character, especially a Chinese character (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 c)”
- meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
- soundChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0