建文 Traditional form: 建文 Pinyin (reading): Jiàn Wén Definitions: Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆 ( Zhū Yǔnwén) (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402 Characters: 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found 文 - culture, literature, writing Traditional characters: 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found 文 - culture, literature, writing