VocabularyHSK 3 · core

文化

wénhuà

culture

Part of speech · noun

Pattern visualization

文writing

Show part origins

Show stroke order animation

Numbers4 strokes · 2.7s

See full reference →

Examples

中国文化很丰富。
Chinese culture is rich.
文化交流。
Cultural exchange.

Collocations

中国文化文化交流传统文化

Mnemonic

文化 wénhuà "culture" — 文 (writing/pattern) + 化 (transform) = "transformation through writing". Coined in Meiji Japan as a translation of Western "culture", then re-imported to China. Cognate of Korean munhwa / Japanese 文化 bunka.

Quick check

Origin path of 文化?