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wén

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Definitions

  1. 1. line
  2. 2. trace
  3. 3. mark
  4. 4. pattern
  5. 5. grain (of wood etc)

Words Containing 纹

皱纹
zhòu wén

wrinkle

罗纹鸭
luó wén yā

(bird species of China) falcated duck (Anas falcata)

纹背捕蛛鸟
wén bèi bǔ zhū niǎo

(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)

眼纹黄山雀
yǎn wén huáng shān què

(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)

波纹
bō wén

ripple

条纹
tiáo wén

stripe

蛇纹石
shé wén shí

serpentine (geology)

水纹
shuǐ wén

ripples

冠纹柳莺
guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)

纹面
wén miàn

see 文面[wén miàn]

纹层
wén céng

lamina

纹身
wén shēn

tattoo

鱼尾纹
yú wěi wén

wrinkles of the skin

纹风不动
wén fēng bù dòng

absolutely still

纹路
wén lù

veined pattern

纹理
wén lǐ

vein lines (in marble or fingerprint)

平纹
píng wén

plain weave

起皱纹
qǐ zhòu wén

to shrivel

纹胸鹪鹛
wén xiōng jiāo méi

(bird species of China) eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota)

龙纹
lóng wén

dragon (as a decorative design)

纹刺
wén cì

to tattoo

罗纹
luó wén

rib (in fabric)

纹胸啄木鸟
wén xiōng zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)

眼纹噪鹛
yǎn wén zào méi

(bird species of China) spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus)

纹胸鹛
wén xiōng méi

(bird species of China) pin-striped tit-babbler (Macronus gularis)

华南冠纹柳莺
huá nán guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)

饕餮纹
tāo tiè wén

zoomorphic mask motif

纹丝不动
wén sī bù dòng

to not move a single jot (idiom)

纹头斑翅鹛
wén tóu bān chì méi

(bird species of China) hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis)

纹胸斑翅鹛
wén xiōng bān chì méi

(bird species of China) streak-throated barwing (Actinodura waldeni)

流纹岩
liú wén yán

rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)

黄纹拟啄木鸟
huáng wén nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)

纹胸织雀
wén xiōng zhī què

(bird species of China) streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar)

纵纹绿鹎
zòng wén lǜ bēi

(bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)

纵纹
zòng wén

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

虎纹伯劳
hǔ wén bó láo

(bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)

细纹苇莺
xì wén wěi yīng

(bird species of China) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)

斜纹织
xié wén zhī

twill weave

法令纹
fǎ lìng wén

smile lines

回纹针
huí wén zhēn

paper clip

纹饰
wén shì

decorative motif

裂纹
liè wén

crack

纹缕
wén lǚ

veined pattern

螺纹
luó wén

spiral pattern

纹喉鹎
wén hóu bēi

(bird species of China) stripe-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)

笑纹
xiào wén

laugh lines (on the face)

缎纹织
duàn wén zhī

satin weave

纹丝
wén sī

tiny bit

有条纹
yǒu tiáo wén

striped

西南冠纹柳莺
xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)

纵纹腹小鸮
zòng wén fù xiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)

斑纹
bān wén

stripe

斜纹软呢
xié wén ruǎn ní

tweed

纹银
wén yín

fine silver

横棱纹
héng léng wén

crosswise pattern

刺花纹
cì huā wén

to tattoo

纵纹角鸮
zòng wén jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)

条纹噪鹛
tiáo wén zào méi

(bird species of China) striated laughingthrush (Garrulax striatus)

花纹
huā wén

decorative design

矛纹草鹛
máo wén cǎo méi

(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus)

蛇纹岩
shé wén yán

serpentine (geology)

细纹噪鹛
xì wén zào méi

(bird species of China) streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum)

横纹肌
héng wén jī

striated muscle

凹纹
āo wén

die (printing, metalwork etc)

指纹
zhǐ wén

fingerprint

纹喉凤鹛
wén hóu fèng méi

(bird species of China) stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis)

横纹
héng wén

horizontal stripe

鸟眼纹
niǎo yǎn wén

bird's eye (common company name)

纹章
wén zhāng

coat of arms