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The character 纹 (wén) is a phono-semantic compound originally referring to patterns on textiles. Its left component, the silk radical 纟 (mì), relates the character to woven fabrics and thread-based designs. Its traditional form 紋 uses the unsimplified radical 糸 but shares the same structure and meaning. The right component 文 (wén) provides the pronunciation and contributes to the meaning, as its earliest forms depicted intersecting lines or tattoos. The core sense covers various lines, patterns, and textures, extending from its textile origin to describe wood grain, human fingerprints, and ripples on water.
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这个花纹很漂亮。
木头上有自然的纹理。
奶奶的脸上有皱纹。
他仔细研究了瓷器的纹路。
这种纹饰在古代很常见。
指纹是每个人独特的标识。
水波纹在阳光下闪闪发光。
通过分析岩石的纹理，地质学家可以推断其形成过程。