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纹理

wén lǐ

2-character word Traditional 紋理

What 纹理 means

1. vein lines (in marble or fingerprint)
2. grain (in wood etc)

The characters in 纹理

• 纹wénline; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence

Example sentences

• 线条艺术强调形式和轮廓，而不是颜色、阴影和纹理。
  Line art emphasizes form and outline, over color, shading, and texture.

Sounds the same

Read wén lǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

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