English Definition: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at; surname Wen
Chinese Definition:
①听见:闻诊。闻听。闻讯。博闻强记。闻过则喜。闻鸡起舞(听到荒鸡鸣而起舞,喻志士及时奋发)。
②听见的事情,消息:新闻。传闻。见闻。
③出名,有名望:闻人。闻达。
④名声:令闻(好名声)。丑闻。
⑤用鼻子嗅气味:你闻闻这是什么味儿?
⑥姓氏。
Total strokes: 14;
Radical: 耳 Pictophonetic:門 indicates the sound;
耳 (ear) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿵ Surround from above
- 門 [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
- 耳 [ ěr ] ear; to hear, to hear of; handle