中文
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中文 (Zhōngwén) · Chinese (written language)
中文 (Zhōngwén) means “Chinese (written language)”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 文 (writing). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 中文 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
文 wén · writing
What 文 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A tattooed chest, representing writing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的中文很好。Tā de Zhōngwén hěn hǎo.His Chinese is very good.
这本中文书难吗？Zhè běn Zhōngwén shū nán ma?Is this Chinese book hard?
Questions about 中文
What does 中文 mean?
中文 (Zhōngwén) means “Chinese (written language)”.
How do you pronounce 中文?
中文 is pronounced Zhōngwén.
Which HSK level is 中文?
中文 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
- 中级zhōngjíintermediate
Learn 中文 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.