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博文 (bó wén) — blog article

Definition

博文 is a written-style noun for a 'blog article' or 'blog post' (online writing). It sounds more formal than simply saying 博客文章, and is the term commonly used in titles and editorial contexts.

noun
blog article
Measure word · 篇

Examples

  • 博文。
    Wǒ zuì jìn xiě le jǐ piān bó wén.
    I've written several blog articles recently.
  • 博文。
    Zhè piān bó wén de diǎn jī lǜ hěn gāo.
    This blog article has a high click rate.
  • 博文。
    Tā zài bó wén lǐ fēn xiǎng le zì jǐ de jīng yàn.
    He shared his own experience in the blog article.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

博bóblog
文wénarticle

博 points to a blog and 文 to writing, together meaning a blog article.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
十十shíten
Sound part声符shēngfú
尃
尃fū博
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from combining 十 (ten) with 尃; 尃 gives the sound.

Open 博 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

Open 文 →
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