闻

wén

“To hear” in Chinese is 闻 (wén).

Other characters with the syllable wen: see all 10 →

Meaning

to hear
news
well-known

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famous
reputation
fame
to smell
to sniff at
surname Wen

Example

这是今天的新闻

That's today's newspaper.

From 新闻 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 闻

新闻xīnwénnewsHSK 2 丑闻chǒuwénscandalHSK 7-9 传闻chuánwénrumorHSK 7-9 绯闻fēiwénsex scandalHSK 7-9 闻名wénmíngwell-knownHSK 7-9 耳闻目睹ěrwén-mùdǔto witness personallyHSK 7-9 孤陋寡闻gūlòu-guǎwénignorant and inexperiencedHSK 7-9 骇人听闻hàiréntīngwénshockingHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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