Definitions

wèn Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川); classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "汶" is structured with the water radical "氵" positioned alongside the component "文", which likely serves as a phonetic element while the radical denotes an association with water. Its etymology traces back to early Chinese texts where it specifically referred to the汶 River in Shandong province, and over subsequent periods, the character was adopted for naming other geographical features such as additional rivers and settlements. The meaning of "汶" has remained primarily topographical, consistently linked to aquatic or place-name contexts without expanding into broader lexical uses, and its compositional form has seen no major alterations from its historical instances.

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川在四川省。

Wènchuān zài Sìchuān Shěng.

Wenchuan is in Sichuan Province.

河的水流很清澈。

Wèn Hé de shuǐliú hěn qīngchè.

The water flow of the Wen River is very clear.

上县是山东的一个县。

Wènshàng Xiàn shì Shāndōng de yī gè xiàn.

Wenshang County is a county in Shandong.

川地震发生在二零零八年。

Wènchuān dìzhèn fāshēng zài èr líng líng bā nián.

The Wenchuan earthquake occurred in 2008.

我们计划明年去川旅游。

Wǒmen jìhuà míngnián qù Wènchuān lǚyóu.

We plan to travel to Wenchuan next year.

川的灾后重建工作很成功。

Wènchuān de zāihòu chóngjiàn gōngzuò hěn chénggōng.

The post-disaster reconstruction work in Wenchuan is very successful.

水流域的生态环境需要保护。

Wèn shuǐ liúyù de shēngtài huánjìng xūyào bǎohù.

The ecological environment of the Wen River basin needs protection.

通过对川地震的研究,我们学到了很多。

Tōngguò duì Wènchuān dìzhèn de yánjiū, wǒmen xué dàole hěnduō.

Through the study of the Wenchuan earthquake, we have learned a lot.