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外文

wài wén

HSK 3.0 · 3

wài wén · ngoi6 man4 (Jyutping)

  1. foreign language (written)

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Character breakdown

外

Meaning
out, outside, external; foreign
Radical
夕
Strokes
5
Components
⿰夕卜
Cangjie
NIY
Four-corner
2320.0

文

Meaning
literature, culture, writing
Radical
文
Strokes
4
Components
⿱亠乂
Cangjie
YK
Four-corner
0040.0

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