文 [－]

Jyutping man6
Pinyin wén

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to cover up/to paint over

文 [－]

Jyutping man1
Pinyin wén

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dollar, a unit of currency
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞
    貨幣​單位​；​大部分​用​「​元​」​或者​「​dollar​」​做單​位​嘅​貨​幣​，​粵語​都​會​用​「​蚊​」​，​例如​「​一百​蚊​」​即​係​「​一百元​」​嘅​意思​；​必須​配合​數字​使用​，​唔​可以​單獨​講個​「​蚊​」​字​。
    dollar; note that this word is always used with a numeric value (eg. "10 蚊") and is never used in isolation
    • 咁大支汽水都係七蚊咋。
      咁大支汽水都系七蚊咋。
      gam3 daai6 zi1 hei3 seoi2 dou1 hai6 cat1 man1 zaa3.
      This big bottle of coke costs seven dollars only.
  2. 近義詞
    元
  3. 參看
    蚊

文 [－]

Jyutping man4
Pinyin wén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. language
  2. culture
  3. writing
  4. formal
  5. literary
  6. gentle
  7. (old) classifier for coins
  8. Kangxi radical 67
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old) classifier for coins/Kangxi radical 118/an article/a document/humanities/refined/formal etiquette/certain natural phenomenon
  2. dollar, a unit of currency
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Man"
  2. 語素
    文學​、​語文
    literature; language
    • 文人
      文人
    • 文筆
      文笔
    • 文字
      文字
    • 英文
      英文
      jing1 man2
      English language
    • 古文
      古文
  3. 量詞、舊式
    東亞​古代​錢​嘅​單​位​，​代表​一個​銅錢
    a unit of currency in ancient East Asia, representing one copper coin
  4. 量詞、舊式
    十分之一​仙
    mil (one tenth of a cent)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    (telegraphy) the twelfth day of a month
    • 文夕大火
      文夕大火
      wén xī dà huǒ
      1938 Changsha fire
  2. character
    culture
    • 文化
      文化
      wén huà
      culture
    • 文明
      文明
      wén míng
      civilization
  3. character
    Original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “to tattoo”).
    • 文身
      文身
      wén shēn
      to tattoo
    • 文面
      文面
      wén miàn
      face tattoo
  4. character, literary
    language
  5. character
    ritual; etiquette
  6. character
    gentle; refined
    • 斯文
      斯文
      sī wén
      refined, cultured
    • 文雅
      文雅
      wén yǎ
      elegant, refined
  7. character
    mill (a tenth of a cent)
    • 一文
      一文
      yī wén
      one mill
  8. character
    writing; literary composition; literature (Classifier: 篇 c)
    • 文章
      文章
      wén zhāng
      article, essay
    • 散文
      散文
      sǎn wén
      prose
    • 文不對題
      文不对题
      wén bù duì tí
      (of writing or speech) to be beside the point; to be off-topic; to be irrelevant to the subject
    • 呢篇文写得唔错。
      呢篇文写得唔错。
      ni1 pin1 man2 se2 dak1 m4 co3.
      This essay is written quite well.
  9. character
    natural or social phenomenon
    • 人文
      人文
      rén wén
      humanities; letters
  10. character
    official document
  11. character
    script; written form
    • 甲骨文
      甲骨文
      jiǎ gǔ wén
      oracle bone script
  12. character, archaic
    Classifier for coins.
  13. character
    a surname
    • 文天祥
      文天祥
      wén tiān xiáng
      Wen Tianxiang (Chinese politician and poet in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty)
  14. character
    liberal arts; humanities
  15. character
    of a government position, non-military: civil, civilian
    • 文職
      文职
      wén zhí
      civilian post
    • 文官
      文官
      wén guān
      civil official
    • 文武
      文武
      wén wǔ
      civilian and military
  16. character
    47th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "pattern, repetition" (𝌴)
  17. character
    literary language; Literary Chinese
    • 半文半白
      半文半白
      bàn wén bàn bái
      half literary, half vernacular
  18. character, obsolete
    Original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “mark, pattern, design, tattoo, decoration”).
  19. character
    to cover
    • 文過
      文过
      wén guò ， wèn guò
      to cover one's fault
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. literature, culture, writing
  2. Cangjie Input
    YK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4328
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #230
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #233

文 [－]

Jyutping man2
Pinyin wén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Wen
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. written or spoken languages
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    文學​、​語文
    literature; language
    • 文人
      文人
    • 文筆
      文笔
    • 文字
      文字
    • 英文
      英文
      jing1 man2
      English language
    • 古文
      古文
  2. 名詞
    書寫​語言​，​如​中文​、​法文​。
    written language
    • 俄文啲字好難學啊。
      俄文啲字好难学啊。
      ngo4 man2 di1 zi6 hou2 naan4 hok6 aa3.
      Russian vocabulary is very hard to learn.
  3. 名詞
    語言​，​一般​同時​擁有​書​寫​系統​。
    spoken language, usually with a writing system.
    • 日文
      日文
      jat6 man2
      Japanese language
    • 越南文
      越南文
      jyut6 naam4 man2
      Vietnamese
    • 我識講泰文。
      我识讲泰文。
      ngo5 sik1 gong2 taai3 man2.
      I speak Thai.
    • 點解你識講德文嘅？
      点解你识讲德文嘅？
      dim2 gaai2 nei5 sik1 gong2 dak1 man2 ge2?
      Why do you speak German?
    • 印度講乜嘢文㗎？
      印度讲乜嘢文㗎？
      jan3 dou6 gong2 mat1 je5 man2 gaa3?
      What languages do they speak in India?
  4. 名詞
    文章​（​量​詞​：​篇​）
    article; essay
    • 作文
      作文
      zok3 man2
      to compose an article
    • 我睇唔明呢篇文。
      我睇唔明呢篇文。
      ngo5 tai2 m4 ming4 ni1 pin1 man2.
      I don't understand this article.
  5. 近義詞
    話、語
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 文章
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他拿到了现代文学的文凭。
    他拿到了現代文學的文憑。
    tā ná dào le xiàn dài wén xué de wén píng 。
    • He majors in modern literature.
  2. Mandarin
    他们有他们自己的文化。
    他們有他們自己的文化。
    tā men yǒu tā men zì jǐ de wén huà 。
    • They had a culture of their own.
  3. Mandarin
    那就是那台他用来写文章的电脑。
    那就是那台他用來寫文章的電腦。
    nà jiù shì nà tái tā yòng lái xiě wén zhāng de diàn nǎo 。
    • That's the computer he used to write the article.
    • That's the computer on which he writes his articles.
  4. Mandarin
    那个写的文章让你很感兴趣的记者是我的邻居。
    那個寫的文章讓你很感興趣的記者是我的鄰居。
    nà ge xiě de wén zhāng ràng nǐ hěn gǎn xìng qù de jì zhě shì wǒ de lín jū 。
    • This journalist, whose article you were so interested in, is my neighbor.
  5. Mandarin
    参见上文。
    參見上文。
    cān jiàn shàng wén 。
    • See above.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你识唔识讲英文？
    你識唔識講英文？
    nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man4 ？
    • Do you speak English?
    • Are you speaking English?
  2. Cantonese
    佢啲英文好过我。
    佢啲英文好過我。
    keoi5 di1 jing1 man4 hou2 gwo3 ngo5 。
    • His English is better than mine.
  3. Cantonese
    佢净系识啲好表面嘅日文。
    佢淨係識啲好表面嘅日文。
    keoi5 zing6 hai6 sik1 di1 hou3 biu2 min6 ge3 jat6 man2 。
    • He has only a superficial knowledge of Japanese.
  4. Cantonese
    佢写文章写得好主观。
    佢寫文章寫得好主觀。
    keoi5 se2 man4 zoeng1 se2 dak1 hou3 zyu2 gun1 。
    • His writing is very subjective.
  5. Cantonese
    我阿爸喺中学度教英文。
    我阿爸喺中學度教英文。
    ngo5 aa3 baa1 hai2 zung1 hok6 dou6 gaau3 jing1 man4 。
    • My father teaches English at a high school.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺大学选修过法文㗎？
    佢喺大學選修過法文㗎？
    keoi5 hai2 daai6 hok6 syun2 sau1 gwo3 faat3 man2 gaa4?
    • Did he take French as an elective at the university?
  2. Cantonese
    呢个族群长期受到政府嘅打压，但系佢哋都继续发展自己独特嘅语言文化。
    呢個族群長期受到政府嘅打壓，但係佢哋都繼續發展自己獨特嘅語言文化。
    nei1 go3 zuk6 kwan4 coeng4 kei4 sau6 dou3 zing3 fu2 ge3 daa2 aat3, daan6 hai6 keoi5 dei6 dou1 gai3 zuk6 faat3 zin2 zi6 gei2 duk6 dak6 ge3 jyu5 jin4 man4 faa3.
    • This ethnic community has long been oppressed by the government, but they still keep developing their own language and culture.
  3. Cantonese
    我唔识英文 foot 嘅复数系乜。
    我唔識英文 foot 嘅複數係乜。
    ngo5 m4 sik1 jing1 man2 fut1 ge3 fuk1 sou3 hai6 mat1.
    • I do not know the plural form of the word "foot".
  4. Cantonese
    佢嘅日文大概有N3，即系中级程度。
    佢嘅日文大概有N3，即係中級程度。
    keoi5 ge3 jat6 man2 daai6 koi3 jau5 en1 saam1, zik1 hai6 zung1 kap1 cing4 dou6.
    • Her Japanese is about N3 level, which is intermediate level.
  5. Cantonese
    笛卡儿曾经用拉丁文写过书。
    笛卡兒曾經用拉丁文寫過書。
    dek6 kaa1 ji4 cang4 ging1 jung6 laai1 ding1 man4 se2 gwo3 syu1.
    • Descartes wrote a book in Latin.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋啱啱仲讲紧中文，然后突然间转咗英文台。
    佢哋啱啱仲講緊中文，然後突然間轉咗英文台。
    keoi5 dei6 ngaam1 ngaam1 zung6 gong2 gan2 zung1 man2, jin4 hau6 dat6 jin4 gaan1 zyun3 zo2 jing4 man2 toi4.
  2. Cantonese
    文人
    文人
  3. Cantonese
    文笔
    文筆
  4. Cantonese
    文字
    文字
  5. Cantonese
    古文
    古文
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我中文二咗，入唔到U。
    我中文二咗，入唔到U。
    ngo5 zung1 man2 ji6 zo2, jap6 m4 dou3 ju1.
    • I got a level two in Chinese, can't get into university.
  2. Mandarin
    文章
    文章
    wén zhāng
    • article, essay
  3. Mandarin
    以中文书写的文章
    以中文書寫的文章
    yǐ zhōng wén shū xiě de wén zhāng
    • an article written in Chinese
  4. Cantonese
    我中文唔识读。
    我中文唔识读。
    ngo5 zung1 man2 m4 sik1 duk6.
    • I can't read Chinese.
  5. Mandarin
    你喜欢中国文学吗？
    你喜欢中国文学吗？
    • Do you like Chinese literature?