Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
Mandarin
wen2, wen4
English
Definitions
literary; writing; culture; formal; language; article; literature
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: a man with torso made prominent; some versions show heart 心 inside chest (considered seat of learning): educated; cultured; sometimes merely represents intersecting lines