How to Write 雯 (wén) — Meaning “multicolored clouds”

Picture a rainy sky with colorful patterns — the top part 雨 is rain, and the bottom 文 looks like a decorative design. Imagine rain turning into beautiful colored clouds, which is exactly what 雯 means.

Pay attention to the 雨 radical: the horizontal strokes should be evenly spaced and the last stroke is a small dot, not a hook. Underneath, 文 must be centered and slightly narrower than the radical above, with its final stroke gently curving right.

雯 means multicolored clouds, while 雩 (yú) means a rain sacrifice or a ceremony for rain, and 雪 (xuě) means snow. Visually, 雯 has 文 under 雨, 雩 has 于 under 雨, and 雪 has 彐 under 雨 — so the bottom component changes the meaning completely.

雯 is very common in Chinese names, especially for females, like 雯雯 (Wenwen) or the character 晴雯 from the classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber. It is rarely used in everyday vocabulary but appears in poetic descriptions of beautiful clouds or as part of names.

Common words containing 雯 include: 雯雯 (wén wén) — Wenwen (a name); 晴雯 (qíng wén) — Qingwen (a character name); 雯华 (wén huá) — multicolored cloud patterns.