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文化 word · TOCFL 3
文化 ＝ 文 ＋ 化
ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ · wénhuà
noun — culture; civilization

字源 FORM — what the parts do

文writing; pattern; culture (文字的文)wénchest tattoo on a standing person — markings; from there, writing, pattern, culture
化to transform (變化的化)huàupright person (亻) beside inverted person (匕) — one becoming another; transformation
文化，文字的文，變化的化。
關 · Related
文明wénmíngcivilization — same 文, broader historical scope文化遺產wénhuà yíchǎncultural heritage — extended form