Definitions
Etymology
Pictograph of a man with writing (possibly a tattoo) on his chest. In later scripts the writing was abbreviated to a dot or omitted altogether.
About
The character 文 began as a pictograph depicting a person with intersecting lines on the chest, representing ancient decorative tattoos or body painting. This concept of applying patterns to the body gradually extended to artificial markings, written symbols, and ultimately the entire system of written language. Its meaning also broadened to encompass literature, culture, civilization, and the arts, concepts standing in contrast to military or martial affairs. The modern form consists of a top dot and horizontal stroke above two crossing diagonal sweeps, visually echoing the symmetrical intersecting patterns found in early script.
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我喜欢中文。
他学习英文。
这篇文章很好。
文学是我的爱好。
文化差异很大。
他擅长文科科目。
我们需要文明交流。
这篇文章文笔优美。