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Keyword
to hear
  • news
  • to smell
  • to make known
Frequency
#579
Strokes
9
Readings
wén100%
Mnemonic
耳 (ear) gives the meaning and 门 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
闻wén
to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
闻名wénmíng
well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
闻到wéndào
to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
新闻自由xīnwénzìyóu
freedom of the press
绯闻fēiwén
sex scandal
听闻tīngwén
to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard
见闻jiànwén
what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
新闻界xīnwénjiè
the press; the media
喜闻乐见xǐwénlèjiàn
to love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking
张闻天ZhāngWéntiān
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
骇人听闻hàiréntīngwén
shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible
不闻不问bùwénbùwèn
not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned
默默无闻mòmòwúwén
(idiom) unknown; unrenowned
耳闻ěrwén
to hear of; to hear about