雯 (wén): multicolored clouds

雯 (wén) is a Chinese character meaning “multicolored clouds.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 雨 (semantic) and 文 (phonetic). It ranks #4195 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 雯 rain. Its radical form 雨 (rain) appears in many related characters such as 雨 (yǔ, rain), 雪 (xuě, snow), 雷 (léi, thunder).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. multicolored clouds

Etymology & Origin

雯

pictophoneticrain

Decomposition: ⿱雨文 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

1
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12

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
蒋雯丽jiǎng wén lìJiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
0
As last character
100
As middle character

雯 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 100 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Oct 2026

第17分钟,王妍雯禁区横传,邵子钦打门高出横梁,中国队错失破门良机。

dì 1 7 fēn zhōng , wáng yán wén jìn qū héng chuán , shào zǐ qīn dǎ mén gāo chū héng liáng , zhōng guó duì cuò shī pò mén liáng jī .

In the 17th minute, Wang Yanwen sent a cross into the box, but Shao Ziqin’s shot sailed over the crossbar, and the Chinese team missed a golden opportunity to score.

中国新闻网·文化Oct 2026

武晓雯 摄 丰富多彩的国风展演与趣味互动活动,让古城假期热度持续升温。

wǔ xiǎo wén shè fēng fù duō cǎi de guó fēng zhǎn yǎn yǔ qù wèi hù dòng huó dòng , ràng gǔ chéng jiǎ qī rè dù chí xù shēng wēn .

Photo by Wu Xiaowen: A variety of traditional Chinese cultural performances and fun interactive activities have kept the ancient city buzzing throughout the holiday.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

(爱知·名古屋亚运会)李雯雯“稳稳”夺冠

( ài zhī míng gǔ wū yà yùn huì ) lǐ wén wén wěn wěn duó guàn

(Aichi·Nagoya Asian Games) Li Wenwen “Confidently” Takes the Gold

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

本场比赛,中国队球员张琳艳、李晴潼因伤缺阵,王妍雯则因累积黄牌停赛。

běn chǎng bǐ sài , zhōng guó duì qiú yuán zhāng lín yàn , lǐ qíng 潼 yīn shāng quē zhèn , wáng yán wén zé yīn lèi jī huáng pái tíng sài .

In this match, Chinese players Zhang Linyan and Li Qingtong were sidelined due to injury, while Wang Yanwen was suspended for accumulating yellow cards.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

苏奇卡·塔里亚尔与新加坡选手张汇雯战平后,称重显示她比对手重700克,因此无缘决赛。

sū qí kǎ tǎ lǐ yà ěr yǔ xīn jiā pō xuǎn shǒu zhāng huì wén zhàn píng hòu , chēng chóng xiǎn shì tā bǐ duì shǒu chóng 7 0 0 kè , yīn cǐ wú yuán jué sài .

After drawing with Singaporean athlete Zhang Huiwen, Sukika Taryal was found to weigh 700 grams more than her opponent at the weigh-in, thus failing to advance to the final.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 雨 (rain) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced wén

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 雯 (wén) mean in Chinese?
雯 (wén) primarily means "multicolored clouds." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4195 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 雯 and 刘?
雯 (wén) and 刘 (liú) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 雨 vs 刂 (same 文 component).
How many strokes does 雯 have?
雯 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 雯?
The radical associated with 雯 is 雨 (rain). This radical appears in many characters related to rain.
What are the components of 雯?
雯 is composed of: 雨 (semantic), 文 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱雨文 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 雯?
Common words with 雯 include: 蒋雯丽 (jiǎng wén lì, "Jiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 雯 (wén)?
Several characters share the pronunciation wén: 纹 (line), 蚊 (mosquito). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 雯 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 雯 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.