文物
Old HSK 6
文物 (wénwù) · cultural relic
文物 (wénwù) means “cultural relic; historical artefact”. It is written with 2 characters: 文 (writing) + 物 (thing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 文物 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)
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
博物馆里有很多珍贵的文物。Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěnduō zhēnguì de wénwù.The museum has many precious relics.
保护文物是每个人的责任。Bǎohù wénwù shì měigè rén de zérèn.Protecting cultural relics is everyone's duty.
Questions about 文物
What does 文物 mean?
文物 (wénwù) means “cultural relic; historical artefact”.
How do you pronounce 文物?
文物 is pronounced wénwù.
Which HSK level is 文物?
文物 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 英文YīngwénEnglish (language)
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 文件wénjiàndocument
- 文明wénmíngcivilization
- 文学wénxuéliterature
- 文章wénzhāngarticle
Learn 文物 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 190: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.