Chinese symbol for “folder”
文件夹
wén jiàn jiā
Traditional: 文件夾
folder; file (paper)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for folder is 文件夹 (wén jiàn jiā), defined as: folder; file (paper).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “folder”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 资料夹 (資料夾) | zī liào jiā | (file) folder |
| 夹 (夾) | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between |
| 夹子 (夾子) | jiā zi | clip; clamp |
| 卷宗 | juàn zōng | file; folder |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 文件夹.
| 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 |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 夹击 (夾擊) | jiā jī | pincer attack; attack from two or more sides |
See also: Japanese symbol for “folder”.
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.