纹 (wén) means Lines (veins - trace - grain). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这只贝壳的花 纹 非常漂亮。
Zhè zhī bèiké de huāwén fēicháng piàoliang.
The pattern on this shell is very beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贝壳
地面上镶嵌着漂亮的花 纹 。
Dìmiàn shang xiāngqiànzhe piàoliang de huāwén.
A beautiful pattern is inlaid in the floor.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镶嵌
岁月在他脸上刻下了皱 纹 。
Suìyuè zài tā liǎn shang kè xià le zhòuwén.
The years have carved wrinkles into his face.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 皱纹
这件衣服有很多皱 纹 ，需要熨一下。
Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒu hěn duō zhòuwén, xūyào yùn yíxià.
This garment is very creased and needs ironing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 皱纹
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Words that contain 纹
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Questions about 纹
How is 纹 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 纹 (wén, "Lines (veins - trace - grain)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 纹 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 纹 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 纹?
The dictionary page for 纹 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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