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River A River In

HSK 10
mén
ブン、モン
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 文 represents the sound.
Components
water (drops)+ writing =
River A River In
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
wén writing
literature, culture, writing
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Wèn]
Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川); classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国
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