- (字) character; script; writing:
inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells;
甲骨文
inscriptions on ancient bronze objects;
钟鼎文
- (文字) language:
Chinese;
汉文
the English language
英文
- (文章) literary composition; writing:
composition;
作文
prose;
散文
- (文言) literary language:
half literary and half vernacular
半文半白
- (指社会发展到较高阶段表现出来的状态) civilization; culture
- (旧指礼仪) formal ritual:
a mere formality;
虚文
unnecessary and overelaborate formalities; red tape
繁文缛节
- (自然界的某些现象) certain natural phenomena:
hydrology;
水文
astronomy
天文
- (姓氏) a surname:
Wen Tianxiang
文天祥