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
Wén ān
Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
Wén Kāng
Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传[Er2 nu:3 Ying1 xiong2 Zhuan4]
wén
language
culture
writing
formal
literary
gentle
(old) classifier for coins
Kangxi radical 67
wēn
warm
lukewarm
temperature
to warm up
mild
soft
tender
to review (a lesson etc)
fever (TCM)
old variant of 瘟[wen1]
wén
to hear
news
well-known
famous
reputation
fame
to smell
to sniff at
wēn
epidemic
pestilence
plague
wén
line
trace
mark
pattern
grain (of wood etc)
wěn
involved
tangled
disorderly
confused
chaotic
Taiwan pr. [wen4]
Wēn Jiā Bǎo
Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003
Jiāng Wén
Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
Cài Yīng wén
Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016
guó xīn bàn
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
abbr. for 國務院新聞辦公室|国务院新闻办公室[Gúo wù yuàn Xīn wén Bàn gōng shì]
wěn
to look for (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 找[zhao3]
wèn
(literary) to wipe away (tears)
to press with one's fingers
to soak
Cáo Pī
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
Wén Yī duō
Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
Wén Tiān xiáng
Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
wén
(Cantonese) to simmer
to cook over a slow fire
Wèn shàng
Wenshang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
classically, upper reaches of Wen River in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2]
Wēn xiàn
Wen county in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiao1 zuo4], Henan
Wén xiàn
Wen county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
Jiāng Zǐ yá
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Wén Zhǒng
Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
Zhōu Wén Wáng
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king
Wén ān xiàn
Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
Wén Zhēng míng
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
Jìn Wén gōng
Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Ér nǚ Yīng xióng zhuàn
The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[Wén Kāng]
chūn qiū wǔ bà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 楚莊王|楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践
wén
wen xiang, Henan province
Zhū Wēn
Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
also called 后梁太祖|後梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 tai4 zu3]
Jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿
wěn
the corners of the mouth
the lips