văn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧]
• Homophones: văng, giăng

Noun

văn

1. Clipping of văn học (“literature”).

   Hán văn ― classical Chinese literature; literary Chinese

2. (education) Clipping of ngữ văn (“secondary Vietnamese”).
3. writing

   giỏi văn ― good at writing

   văn hay chữ đẹp ― eloquent expression, beautiful handwriting

   văn vẻ ― eloquent

   đạo văn ― to plagiarize written works

4. (only in fixed expressions) language

   văn nói ― spoken language; speech

   văn viết ― written language; text

See also

• nhân văn
• văn phạm