Definition
回文 has two distinct meanings in modern Chinese. The first and more common is 'palindrome' — a word, phrase, or number that reads the same forwards and backwards, like 上海自来水来自海上. The second is a historical term for the Arabic script used by Chinese Muslims (also called 小儿经), referring to the writing system of the Hui people. In advanced reading, you may encounter either meaning depending on context.
n.
palindrome(historical) Arabic script used by Chinese Muslims (小儿经)
Examples
- 回文，。Zhège jùzi shì huí wén, zhèng zhe dú fǎn zhe dú dōu yíyàng.This sentence is a palindrome; it reads the same forwards and backwards.
- 回文。Xuéxí huí wén kěyǐ duànliàn yǔyán sīwéi nénglì.Learning palindromes can train your language thinking ability.
- ，回文。Lìshǐ shàng, Zhōngguó mùsīlín céng yòng huí wén shūxiě Hànyǔ.Historically, Chinese Muslims used Arabic script to write Chinese.
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