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文 = 亠 + 乂

文 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “literature”. It is built from 亠 (head) and 乂 (govern). It appears as a component in 53 other characters in this index.

Keyword
literature
Pinyin (Mandarin)
wén
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
literature, culture, writing, культура, литература, письмо, culture, writing
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
文 sentence

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亠 head
  2. 乂 govern

Characters that contain 文

…and 13 more. See them all in the interactive search.

How to find 文 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “head” + “govern”. 文 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 文 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.