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文约

wén yuēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
contract / written agreement
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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-937c7ac179a8f0b8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

文約 文约 [wen2 yue1] /contract/written agreement/

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Other forms in these source records: 文約

  • 文
    wén

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

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 约
    yāo

    to weigh in a balance or on a scale

    yuē

    to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.