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It's standing alone here. I'm aware of words like 文明 and 中文, but here are the 14 glosses for 文 in the 现代汉语规范词典:
1. (verb) to tattoo or paint patterns or words onto a body
2. (noun, literary) a pattern, particularly as of wood grain
3. (noun) ancient rites/ceremonies
4. (noun) non-military affairs (opposite of 武)
5. (adjective) gentle; not fierce
6. (noun) indicating phenomena of nature or of human society
7. (noun) writing
8. (noun) an essay
9. (noun) the humanities and social sciences
10. (noun) an official document
11. (noun) Classical Chinese (the language that is to China as Latin is to southern Europe)
12. (measure word) used for the copper coins of traditional China
13. (verb) to cover; hide
14. A surname
Most of these senses come from words that include the morpheme 文, not from uses it permits alone, but "language" is still not even listed.
It's standing alone here. I'm aware of words like 文明 and 中文, but here are the 14 glosses for 文 in the 现代汉语规范词典:
1. (verb) to tattoo or paint patterns or words onto a body
2. (noun, literary) a pattern, particularly as of wood grain
3. (noun) ancient rites/ceremonies
4. (noun) non-military affairs (opposite of 武)
5. (adjective) gentle; not fierce
6. (noun) indicating phenomena of nature or of human society
7. (noun) writing
8. (noun) an essay
9. (noun) the humanities and social sciences
10. (noun) an official document
11. (noun) Classical Chinese (the language that is to China as Latin is to southern Europe)
12. (measure word) used for the copper coins of traditional China
13. (verb) to cover; hide
14. A surname
Most of these senses come from words that include the morpheme 文, not from uses it permits alone, but "language" is still not even listed.