文献
Old HSK 6
文献 (wénxiàn) · literature
文献 (wénxiàn) means “literature; documents; references”. It is written with 2 characters: 文 (writing) + 献 (to offer). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 文献 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)
献 xiàn · to offer
What 献 is made of
- 南nán — south
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 十 — ten
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Example sentences
写论文需要查阅大量文献。Xiě lùnwén xūyào cháyuè dàliàng wénxiàn.Writing a thesis requires reading a lot of literature.
这些历史文献非常珍贵。Zhèxiē lìshǐ wénxiàn fēicháng zhēnguì.These historical documents are very precious.
Questions about 文献
What does 文献 mean?
文献 (wénxiàn) means “literature; documents; references”.
How do you pronounce 文献?
文献 is pronounced wénxiàn.
Which HSK level is 文献?
文献 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 文献 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 190: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.