Wen (surname 文)
Surname list / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Wen (surname 文)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Wen is the pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname 文 (Wén).
Quick Facts Pronunciation, Language(s) ...
Pronunciation | Wén/Wēn/Wèn (Pinyin) , Man6 (Jyutping) |
---|---|
Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Chinese |
Meaning | "scholarship”, “culture” |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Wen (Mandarin) Man, Mann (Cantonese) Boon (Hokkien) Vun (Hakka) Mun (Gan) Moon (Korean) Văn (Vietnamese) Bun (Japanese) Boenardi, Oenardi, Woen (Indonesian) |
Close
文 (Wén), meaning "literary" or "culture", is usually romanised as Man in Cantonese (most widely used by those from Hong Kong), and sometimes as Mann. In Min (including the Hokkien, Teochew, and Taiwanese dialects), the name is pronounced Boon. In the Hakka, the name can be romanized as Vun or Voon. The Gan dialect transcription for the name is Mun. Other romanizations include Văn in Vietnamese, Moon or Mun (Hangul: 문) in Korean and Bun (Hiragana: ぶん) in Japanese.