---
title: "Wenke Meaning: 文科 (wénkē) Means “liberal arts”"
description: "文科 (wénkē) means “liberal arts; humanities”. Hear its tones, see what 文 and 科 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenke"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 文科 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

文科 wénkē

## liberal arts; humanities

## Its characters

1. 文 wén writing
2. 科 kē branch of study

## In a sentence

我姐姐上大学学的是文科。 My older sister studied humanities at university.

[More about 文科](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%96%87%E7%A7%91)

## More words with 文 or 科

- [本科 běnkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benke)
- [儿科 érkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erke)
- [发疯文学 fāfēng-wénxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafengwenxue)
- [高科技 gāokējì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaokeji)
- [科幻 kēhuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kehuan)
- [科技 kējì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keji)
- [科目 kēmù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kemu)
- [科普 kēpǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kepu)
- [课文 kèwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kewen)
- [科学 kēxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kexue)

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