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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
斯文 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
斯文 ＝ 斯 ＋ 文
ㄙ ㄨㄣˊ · sīwén
adjective — refined, genteel, soft-spoken; noun — culture and its bearers (literary, dated)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

斯this (借：斯人)sīborrowed for the demonstrative 'this'; its own sense is to split
文culture, refinement (文化)wén
斯文，斯文的斯，文化的文。
關 · Related
文雅wényǎelegant, polished — the plain word for the manner粗魯cūlǔcoarse, rough — the opposite manner