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文读

wén dúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
Sources & editorial notes

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-ada1d0317272ab42. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

文讀 文读 [wen2 du2] /literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 文讀

  • 文
    wén

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

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 读
    dòu

    comma / phrase marked by pause

    dú

    to read out / to read aloud / to read / to attend (school) / to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.