---
title: "Wenren Meaning: 文人 (wénrén) Means “man of letters”"
description: "文人 (wénrén) means “man of letters; scholar; literati”. Hear its tones, see what 文 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 文人 mean?

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文人 wénrén

## man of letters; scholar; literati

## Its characters

1. 文 wén writing
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

古代的文人喜欢写诗喝酒。 Scholars in ancient times liked writing poetry and drinking wine.

孔融长大以后，成了很有名的**文人**。

From [孔融让梨 · Kong Rong and the pears: the boy who took the smallest one](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/kong-rong-rang-li-kong-rong-and-the-pears#library-word-302-304)

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- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
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- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [大人 dàrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daren)

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