Chinese character

纹

wén

line, stripe

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7 strokesRadical 纟No. 1306Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

line, stripe
pattern, decoration
wrinkle
line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)
to tattoo

Simplified / Traditional

纹→紋

Variant forms: 紋

Variant forms

紋wén

Components

纟sī 文wén

Etymology hint · Phonetic-semantic

thread

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Stroke order

纹

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Words

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指纹指纹zhǐ wénfingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers 纹身纹身wén shēnvariant of 文身[wen2 shen1]条纹条纹tiáo wénstripe 花纹花纹huā wéndecorative design 皱纹皱纹zhòu wénwrinkle; CL:道[dao4]纹理纹理wén lǐvein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)斑纹斑纹bān wénstripe; streak

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to give, to lend

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文wén

culture, literature, writing

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