崇文

Chóngwén
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Chongwen, former district of Beijing south-east of the old inner city, merged into Dongcheng in 2010
  2. 2 to revere learning

Examples

HSK 4
Èr líng yī líng nián yǐqián, Chóngwén shì Běijīng de yí ge qū.
Before 2010, Chongwen was a district of Beijing.
HSK 7-9
Sòngcháo chóngwén, dúshūrén de dìwèi hěn gāo.
The Song dynasty revered learning, and scholars were held in high esteem.

Tips

usage
The district was named after the gate 崇文门, 'revere learning', which faced 宣武门, 'proclaim martial might', across the south wall. In 2010 崇文区 merged into 东城区, and 宣武区 into 西城区.

Stroke Order

崇 chóng
文 wén