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斯文
sīwén
1. refined
2. educate
3. cultured
4. intellectual
5. polite
6. gentle
HSK 6 Common • Top 12%

Character Breakdown

斯
sī
this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
HSK 6 12 丶
文
wén
culture, literature, writing
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (2)

斯文・海定
Sīwén·Hǎidìng
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan [[樓蘭|楼兰<Lóulán>]]
斯文・赫定
Sīwén·Hèdìng
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan [[樓蘭|楼兰]]

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
9,921 of 84,292