Chinese symbol for “compilation”
文选
wén xuǎn
Traditional: 文選
compilation; selected works
The closest CC-CEDICT match for compilation is 文选 (wén xuǎn), defined as: compilation; selected works.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “compilation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合辑 (合輯) | hé jí | compilation; compilation album |
| 组合 (組合) | zǔ hé | to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation |
| 合集 | hé jí | collection; compilation |
| 汇编 (匯編) | huì biān | to compile; collection; compilation |
| 集录 (集錄) | jí lù | to compile (various texts) into book form; a compilation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 文选.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article; essay |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file |
| 文学 (文學) | wén xué | literature |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization |
| 文字 | wén zì | character; script |
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 选举 (選舉) | xuǎn jǔ | to elect; election |
See also: Japanese symbol for “compilation”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.