雯 meaning and stroke order
Cloud patterns; storm clouds
How to write 雯, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 雯
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- multicolored clouds
How 雯 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Rain.
雨 gives the meaning and 文 hints at the sound.
Radical: 雨 (rain), shared by 42 characters on this site.
How to remember 雯
Rain 雨 (yǔ) sits on top of 文 (wén), which means patterns or writing. Picture the sky writing colorful patterns with its clouds, and 文 also gives the sound wén.
雯 is a literary character for patterned or multicolored clouds, and today you mostly see it in given names, especially for girls. Example: 她叫李雯。(Tā jiào Lǐ Wén.) Her name is Li Wen.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 雯 with 雾 (wù, fog), since both have 雨 on top. Check the bottom part: 雯 has 文, while 雾 has 务.
雯 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 雯
How many strokes are in 雯?
雯 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 雯 mean?
雯 (wén) means cloud patterns; storm clouds.
How do you pronounce 雯?
雯 is pronounced wén, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 雯?
The radical of 雯 is 雨, which carries the idea of "rain". Dictionaries list 雯 under this radical.
Is 雯 used in everyday conversation?
Not really. It rarely appears in daily speech or common words. You will mostly meet it in personal names like 雯雯 (Wénwen) or in poetic writing.
How do I tell 雯 apart from 文 when hearing a name?
They sound the same, wén, with a second tone. Chinese speakers often clarify by saying 雨字头的雯 (yǔ zì tóu de wén), meaning the wén with the rain on top.