闻

wén

to hear; news; well-known; to smell

Radical: 门 HSK 2 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

闻 decomposes into the following components:

门 耳

Semantic component: 耳; phonetic component: 门.

Words containing 闻

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 闻.

丑闻
chǒu wén
scandal
传闻
chuán wén
rumor
名闻
míng wén
famous
听闻
tīng wén
to listen
声闻
shēng wén
奇闻
qí wén
anecdote
徐闻
xú wén
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
忽闻
hū wén
to hear suddenly
所闻
suǒ wén
heard
据闻
jù wén
accounts
新闻
xīn wén
news
旧闻
jiù wén
old anecdote

Related characters (radical 门)

Characters that share the radical 门.

门 闩 闪 闫 闭 问 闯 闰 闱 闲 闳 间 闵 闶 闷 闸 闹 闺 闼 闽 闾 阀 阁 阂

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