Chinese words starting with “wen”
36 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable wen. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 11 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 9
- 2nd tone 15
- 3rd tone 8
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 问题wèn tíHSK 2
question; problem; issue; topic
- 文件wén jiànHSK 3
document; file
- 稳定wěn dìngHSK 4
steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify
- 文化wén huàHSK 3
culture; civilization; cultural
- 文章wén zhāngHSK 3
article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning
- 温暖wēn nuǎnHSK 3
warm
- 文明wén míngHSK 3
civilized; civilization; culture
- 温度wēn dùHSK 2
temperature
- 文字wén zìHSK 3
character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology
- 文学wén xuéHSK 3
literature
- 问路wèn lùHSK 2
to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)
All 36 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 问 | wèn | v,g,vn | to ask; to inquire | |
| 2 | 文 | wén | g,v | language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 | |
| 3 | 闻 | wén | v | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at | |
| 4 | 吻 | wěn | v | kiss; to kiss; mouth | |
| 5 | 稳 | wěn | a,ad,v | settled; steady; stable | |
| 6 | 温柔 | wēn róu | a,an,ad | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) | |
| 7 | 吻合 | wěn hé | v | to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in | |
| 8 | 温馨 | wēn xīn | a,an | comfort; soft and fragrant; warm | |
| 9 | 问候 | wèn hòu | vn,v | to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) | |
| 10 | 温泉 | wēn quán | n | hot spring; spa; onsen | |
| 11 | 温和 | wēn hé | a,nr | mild; gentle; moderate | |
| 12 | 文物 | wén wù | n | cultural relic; historical relic | |
| 13 | 蚊子 | wén zi | n | mosquito | |
| 14 | 闻名 | wén míng | v | well-known; famous; renowned; eminent | |
| 15 | 紊乱 | wěn luàn | a,an | disorder; chaos | |
| 16 | 文献 | wén xiàn | n | document | |
| 17 | 文凭 | wén píng | n | diploma | |
| 18 | 问卷 | wèn juàn | n | questionnaire | |
| 19 | 温室 | wēn shì | n | greenhouse | |
| 20 | 文艺 | wén yì | n | literature and art | |
| 21 | 稳固 | wěn gù | a,v | stable; steady; firm; to stabilize | |
| 22 | 文盲 | wén máng | n | illiterate | |
| 23 | 问世 | wèn shì | v,vn | to be published; to come out | |
| 24 | 稳重 | wěn zhòng | a,an | steady; earnest; staid | |
| 25 | 稳健 | wěn jiàn | a | firm; stable and steady | |
| 26 | 瘟疫 | wēn yì | n | plague; pestilence | |
| 27 | 稳妥 | wěn tuǒ | a | dependable | |
| 28 | 文雅 | wén yǎ | a | elegant; refined | |
| 29 | 文具 | wén jù | n | stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) | |
| 30 | 文科 | wén kē | n | liberal arts; humanities | |
| 31 | 文人 | wén rén | n,nr | scholar; literati | |
| 32 | 蚊帐 | wén zhàng | n | mosquito net | |
| 33 | 温度计 | wēn dù jì | n | thermometer; thermograph | |
| 34 | 温习 | wēn xí | v | to review (a lesson etc) | |
| 35 | 文娱 | wén yú | n | cultural recreation; entertainment | |
| 36 | 温带 | wēn dài | n | temperate zone |
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