引文 (yǐn wén) — quoted passage; quotation | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

quoted passagequotation

Examples

引文。
Zhè piān lùn wén yǐn yòng le hěn duō yǐn wén.
This paper cites many quotations.
引文。
Zuò zhě zài yǐn wén hòu miàn zhù míng le lái yuán.
The author noted the source after the quoted passage.
引文。
Qǐng bǎ yǐn wén fàng zài yǐn hào lǐ.
Please put the quotation inside quotation marks.

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.

引 suggests quoting, while 文 means text, giving a quoted passage.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

弓弓gōngbow
丿丿piěindicatory stroke

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

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.

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