Chinese Word: 闻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

闻 (Trad.: 聞)HSK 5

Pinyin: wén

English Definition: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at

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: 9; Radical: 門

Pictophonetic:门 indicates the sound; 耳 (ear) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿵ Surround from above
- 门 [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
- 耳 [ ěr ] ear; to hear, to hear of; handle

Similar Characters: 阆闾

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新闻HSK 3	xīn wén	news; Classifiers: 条
要闻HSK 5	yào wén	important news story; headline
闻名	wén míng	well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
丑闻HSK 5	chǒu wén	scandal
喜闻乐见HSK 6	xǐ wén lè jiàn	to love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking

1		zhè 这 duǒ 朵 huā 花 wén 闻 qi lai 起来 hěn xiāng 很香 This flower smells good
2		zhè 这 shì 是 míng wén 名闻 shì jiè 世界 de 的 shāng pǐn 商品 This is a world-famous product
3		qīng dǎo 青岛 de 的 pí jiǔ 啤酒 quán qiú 全球 wén míng 闻名。 Qingdao's beer is popular all over the world.
4		zhè ge 这个 fáng jiān 房间 wén 闻 qi lai 起来 hěn 很 chòu 臭。 This room smells bad.
5		tā 他 yì biān 一边 chī zǎo cān 吃早餐， yī biān kàn 一边看 xīn wén 新闻。 He reads the news while eating breakfast.

1		zhè 这 duǒ 朵 huā 花 wén 闻 qi lai 起来 hěn xiāng 很香 This flower smells good
2		zhè 这 shì 是 míng wén 名闻 shì jiè 世界 de 的 shāng pǐn 商品 This is a world-famous product
3		qīng dǎo 青岛 de 的 pí jiǔ 啤酒 quán qiú 全球 wén míng 闻名。 Qingdao's beer is popular all over the world.
4		zhè ge 这个 fáng jiān 房间 wén 闻 qi lai 起来 hěn 很 chòu 臭。 This room smells bad.
5		tā 他 yì biān 一边 chī zǎo cān 吃早餐， yī biān kàn 一边看 xīn wén 新闻。 He reads the news while eating breakfast.