Writing
文人 (wén rén) — how to say "literati" in Chinese
文人
Literati, scholar
noun
Character composition
文
literature, culture
人
person
Radicals / Keys
文
Script
#67 · wén · 4 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
文人气质
wénrén qìzhì
a literary temperament
Examples
这位文人写了很多诗。
This scholar wrote many poems.
他是文人。
He is a literatus.
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Frequently asked questions
Chinese literati meaning
"literati" in Chinese is 文人 (wén rén).
文人 meaning in English
文人 (wén rén) means "Literati, scholar".
How is 文人 pronounced?
It is pronounced wén rén (written as wen ren, wenren). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "literati" in Chinese characters?
It is written 文人: 文 has 4 strokes, 人 has 2 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 文人?
文人 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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