DICTIONARY
The Chinese word wen - 问 - wèn
(to ask in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
wèn
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English translations
to ask,
to inquire, to inquire after, to interrogate, to hold responsible
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 问 ( wèn ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
问 ( wen / wèn ) in traditional characters
問
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 问 ( wen / wèn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo keyi wen ni yi ge wenti ma?
Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yī ge wèntí ma?– English translation: May I ask you a question?
Topic
Character complexity
问 is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
mouth | question mark
问 ( wen / wèn ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 142)
问 ( wen / wèn ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 142)
Chinese example words containing the character 问 ( wen / wèn )
访问 ( fǎngwèn = to visit ), 顾问 ( gùwèn = adviser ), 请问 ( qǐngwèn = may I ask ), 问好 ( wènhǎo = to say hello to ), 问号 ( wènhào = question mark ), 问题 ( wèntí = problem ), 问讯处 ( wènxúnchù = inquiry office ), 疑问词 ( yíwèncí = interrogative ), 疑问句 ( yíwènjù = interrogative sentence ), 咨询顾问 ( zīxúngùwèn = consultant )
Other characters that are pronounced wèn in Chinese
More words that mean to ask in Chinese
ràng ( 让 )
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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro.
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