Usage of the character 紋
wén
纹
[紋]
- line
- trace
- mark
- pattern
- grain (of wood etc)
wéncéng
纹层
[紋層]
- lamina
- lamella
- lamination
shuǐwén
水纹
[水紋]
- ripples
zhòuwén
皱纹
[皺紋]
- wrinkle
- CL:道 (dào)
wénshì
纹饰
[紋飾]
- decorative motif
- figure
bānwén
斑纹
[斑紋]
- stripe
- streak
wénmiàn
纹面
[紋面]
- see 文面 (wénmiàn)
lóngwén
龙纹
[龍紋]
- dragon (as a decorative design)
wénsī
纹丝
[紋絲]
- tiny bit
- a jot
- whisker
luówén
螺纹
[螺紋]
- spiral pattern
- whorl of fingerprint
- thread of screw
huāwén
花纹
[花紋]
- decorative design
xiàowén
笑纹
[笑紋]
- laugh lines (on the face)
luówén
罗纹
[羅紋]
- rib (in fabric)
- ribbed pattern
wényín
纹银
[紋銀]
- fine silver
zòngwén
纵纹
[縱紋]
- stria longitudinalis (in the brain)
tiáowén
条纹
[條紋]
- stripe
wénlù
纹路
[紋路]
- veined pattern
- wrinkles
- vein lines (in marble or fingerprint)
- grain (in wood etc)
wénzhāng
纹章
[紋章]
- coat of arms
píngwén
平纹
[平紋]
- plain weave
bōwén
波纹
[波紋]
- ripple
- corrugation
zhǐwén
指纹
[指紋]
- fingerprint
- the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
héngwén
横纹
[橫紋]
- horizontal stripe
- striation
wénlǐ
纹理
[紋理]
- vein lines (in marble or fingerprint)
- grain (in wood etc)
bàowén
豹纹
[豹紋]
- leopard pattern; leopard print
lièwén
裂纹
[裂紋]
- crack
- flaw
wénlü
纹缕
[紋縷]
- veined pattern
- wrinkles
- vein lines (in marble or fingerprint)
- grain (in wood etc)
wéncì
纹刺
[紋刺]
- to tattoo
āowén
凹纹
[凹紋]
- die (printing, metalwork etc)
wénshēn
纹身
[紋身]
- tattoo
yǒutiáowén
有条纹
[有條紋]
- striped
tāotièwén
饕餮纹
[饕餮紋]
- zoomorphic mask motif
yúwěiwén
鱼尾纹
[魚尾紋]
- wrinkles of the skin
- crow's feet
wénsīr
纹丝儿
[紋絲兒]
- erhua variant of 紋絲／纹丝 (wénsī)
niǎoyǎnwén
鸟眼纹
[鳥眼紋]
- bird's eye (common company name)
wénhóubēi
纹喉鹎
[紋喉鵯]
- (bird species of China) stripe-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)
fǎlìngwén
法令纹
[法令紋]
- nasolabial fold
- smile lines
- laugh lines
liúwényán
流纹岩
[流紋岩]
- rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
xiéwénzhī
斜纹织
[斜紋織]
- twill weave
héngwénjī
横纹肌
[橫紋肌]
- striated muscle
héngléngwén
横棱纹
[橫稜紋]
- crosswise pattern
wénlür
纹缕儿
[紋縷兒]
- erhua variant of 紋縷／纹缕 (wénlü)
cìhuāwén
刺花纹
[刺花紋]
- to tattoo
luówényā
罗纹鸭
[羅紋鴨]
- (bird species of China) falcated duck (Anas falcata)
shéwénshí
蛇纹石
[蛇紋石]
- serpentine (geology)
huíwénzhēn
回纹针
[迴紋針]
- paper clip
shéwényán
蛇纹岩
[蛇紋岩]
- serpentine (geology)
qǐzhòuwén
起皱纹
[起皺紋]
- to shrivel
wénxiōngméi
纹胸鹛
[紋胸鶥]
- (bird species of China) pin-striped tit-babbler (Macronus gularis)
duànwénzhī
缎纹织
[緞紋織]
- satin weave
xìwénwěiyīng
细纹苇莺
[細紋葦鶯]
- (bird species of China) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)
xiéwénruǎnní
斜纹软呢
[斜紋軟呢]
- tweed
guānwénliǔyīng
冠纹柳莺
[冠紋柳鶯]
- (bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
wénsībùdòng
纹丝不动
[紋絲不動]
- to not move a single jot (idiom)
yǎnwénzàoméi
眼纹噪鹛
[眼紋噪鶥]
- (bird species of China) spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus)
máowéncǎoméi
矛纹草鹛
[矛紋草鶥]
- (bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus)
wénxiōngzhīquè
纹胸织雀
[紋胸織雀]
- (bird species of China) streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar)
wénhóufèngméi
纹喉凤鹛
[紋喉鳳鶥]
- (bird species of China) stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis)
zòngwénjiǎoxiāo
纵纹角鸮
[縱紋角鴞]
- (bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)
xìwénzàoméi
细纹噪鹛
[細紋噪鶥]
- (bird species of China) streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum)
lánwénnǎilào
蓝纹奶酪
[藍紋奶酪]
- blue cheese
hǔwénbóláo
虎纹伯劳
[虎紋伯勞]
- (bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)
tiáowénzàoméi
条纹噪鹛
[條紋噪鶥]
- (bird species of China) striated laughingthrush (Garrulax striatus)
zòngwénlübēi
纵纹绿鹎
[縱紋綠鵯]
- (bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)
wénxiōngjiāoméi
纹胸鹪鹛
[紋胸鷦鶥]
- (bird species of China) eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota)
wénfēngbùdòng
纹风不动
[紋風不動]
- absolutely still
- fig. not the slightest change
- also written 文風不動／文风不动
yǎnwénhuángshānquè
眼纹黄山雀
[眼紋黃山雀]
- (bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
wénxiōngzhuómùniǎo
纹胸啄木鸟
[紋胸啄木鳥]
- (bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
wéntóubānchìméi
纹头斑翅鹛
[紋頭斑翅鶥]
- (bird species of China) hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis)
wénbèibǔzhūniǎo
纹背捕蛛鸟
[紋背捕蛛鳥]
- (bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
zòngwénfùxiǎoxiāo
纵纹腹小鸮
[縱紋腹小鴞]
- (bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)
wénxiōngbānchìméi
纹胸斑翅鹛
[紋胸斑翅鶥]
- (bird species of China) streak-throated barwing (Actinodura waldeni)
xīnánguānwénliǔyīng
西南冠纹柳莺
[西南冠紋柳鶯]
- (bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
Huánánguānwénliǔyīng
华南冠纹柳莺
[華南冠紋柳鶯]
- (bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)
huángwénnǐzhuómùniǎo
黄纹拟啄木鸟
[黃紋擬啄木鳥]
- (bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)