wén

to hear; to smell; news

Character data

Radical ⽿ (128.8)
Strokes 14
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

聞 wén
  1. 1. to hear
  2. 2. to smell
  3. 3. news
  4. 4. reputation
  5. 5. fame
  6. 6. famous
  7. 7. well-known
  8. 8. to sniff at
  9. 9. surname Wen

Stroke order

聞 stroke order diagram

Words containing 聞

Word Meaning
seeing it yourself is better than hearing
to witness personally
Wen Yiduo, modern Chinese poet and scholar
understand much from little; very quick learner
to smell like sth; to smell of sth
famous person
to sniff out; to identify by smell; to detect a scent
to smell; to perceive by smelling; to sniff sth out
well-known; famous; renowned
meeting in person beats just hearing
world-famous
to be famous far and wide (idiom)
Wenxi county in Yuncheng yùn chéng, Shanxi
Wenxi county in Yuncheng yùn chéng, Shanxi
to hear (about sth)
unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event
to hear; to smell; information
to have heard what was said
to receive news (of)
TCM diagnosis by listening and smelling
to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
well-known; illustrious and influential
to be diligent in one's studies
to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
be terrified; be scared stiff