纹
wén
line
trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)
silk (纟) + pattern sound (文) = lines and grain in fabric or wood
The silk radical grounds the meaning in woven threads and their visible texture. 文 gives the sound wén and also carries a happy coincidence: it originally depicted decorative body markings, echoing the idea of pattern.
这块木头的纹理很漂亮。
zhè kuài mù tou de wén lǐ hěn piào liang。
The grain of this piece of wood is very beautiful.
她脸上的皱纹越来越深了。
tā liǎn shàng de zhòu wén yuè lái yuè shēn le。
The wrinkles on her face are getting deeper and deeper.
Words with 纹
饕餮纹
tāo tiè wén
zoomorphic mask motif
鱼尾纹
yú wěi wén
wrinkles of the skin
黄纹拟啄木鸟
huáng wén nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus)
龙纹
lóng wén
dragon (as a decorative design)
条纹
tiáo wén
stripe
冠纹柳莺
guān wén liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
凹纹
āo wén
die (printing, metalwork etc)
刺花纹
cì huā wén
to tattoo
平纹
píng wén
plain weave
指纹
zhǐ wén
fingerprint
斑纹
bān wén
stripe
斜纹
xié wén
(textiles) twill