文化
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
文化 (wénhuà) · culture
文化 (wénhuà) means “culture; education; cultural”. It is written with 2 characters: 文 (writing) + 化 (-ize). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 文化 is built
The characters
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)
化 huà · -ize
What 化 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
我对中国文化很感兴趣。Wǒ duì Zhōngguó wénhuà hěn gǎn xìngqù.I'm very interested in Chinese culture.
每个国家都有自己的文化。Měi gè guójiā dōu yǒu zìjǐ de wénhuà.Every country has its own culture.
Questions about 文化
What does 文化 mean?
文化 (wénhuà) means “culture; education; cultural”.
How do you pronounce 文化?
文化 is pronounced wénhuà.
Which HSK level is 文化?
文化 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 英文YīngwénEnglish (language)
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
- 文件wénjiàndocument
- 文明wénmíngcivilization
- 文学wénxuéliterature
- 文章wénzhāngarticle
- 文字wénzìwriting
Learn 文化 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.