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文献

wén xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
reference material (used in scholarly study)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-07f1873f6835d458. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

文獻 文献 [wen2 xian4] /reference material (used in scholarly study)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 文獻

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 献
    xiàn

    to offer / to present / to dedicate / to donate / to show / to put on display / worthy person (old)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.