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文 (pinyin wén) is a Kangxi radical (no. 67). The Chinese character 文 is a Chinese surname wén, meaning "literature" or "culture." It may mean:

• the Chinese for "literature", see Chinese literature
• the Chinese for "culture", see Chinese culture
• the Chinese for "writing", see Chinese writing

As a proper name, it may also refer to:

In currencies:

• Chinese wén (文), the currency of China from the 6th century BC until 1889 AD
• Japanese mon (currency) (文), a currency used in Japan until 1870
• Korean mun (文), the main currency of Korea from 1633 until 1892
• Vietnamese cash or văn (文), the currency of Vietnam from 968 until 1945

In people:

• King Wen of Zhou (周文王), Zhou Dynasty Chinese ruler
• 漢文帝 or Emperor Wen of Han China, Han Dynasty Chinese ruler
• Emperor Wen of Liu Song (宋文帝), Liu Song Dynasty Chinese ruler
• Emperor Mun of Balhae (文王), Balhae kingdom ruler
• Wen Tianxiang (文天祥), Song Dynasty prime minister
• Wen Zhengming (文徵明), Ming Dynasty painter
• Wen Zhenheng (文震亨), Ming dynasty painter and scholar
• Fumi Hirano (平野文), Japanese seiyū and essayist
• Wen or Man family (文), a major family in the history of Hong Kong
  • as an anthroponym
• Wen family, a major family in the history of Hong Kong
• King Wen of Zhou, a Zhou Dynasty Chinese ruler.
• Emperor Wen of Han China, a Han Dynasty Chinese ruler.
• Emperor Wen of Liu Song, a Liu Song Dynasty Chinese ruler.
• Wen Tianxiang
• Wen Zhengming
• Wen Jiabao, current Chinese Premier
• Wen Zhenheng (1585-1645 AD), Ming dynasty painter, scholar
• as the name of a currency
• Chinese cash (currency), wén (文) in Chinese, a currency of imperial China

[edit] See also

• 文
• Wen County

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