wén

hear; smell; make known; news

DEFINITIONS

聞 wén
  • surname Wen
  • to hear
  • news
  • well-known
  • famous
  • reputation
  • fame
  • to smell
  • to sniff at

STROKES

WORDS

風而動 wén fēng ér dòng to respond instantly; to act at once on hearing the news
聳人聽 sǒng rén tīng wén to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
聽而不 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear; to ignore deliberately
tīng wén to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard
臭不可 chòu bù kě wén unbearable stink; fig. notorious
舉世名 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous (idiom)
jiù wén old anecdote; stories passed on from former times
花邊新 huā biān xīn wén media gossip; sensational news
莫不 mò bù wén there is no-one who doesn't know that
街知巷 jiē zhī xiàng wén to be known to everyone
yào wén important news story; headline
jiàn wén what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
有限 jiàn wén yǒu xiàn to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
言者無罪,者足戒 yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
fù wén obituary
fěi wén scandal; gossip
讀賣新 dú mài xīn wén Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
qù wén funny news item; interesting anecdote
軼事遺 yì shì yí wén anecdote (about historical person); lost or apocryphal story
yì wén anecdote; apocryphal story
逸事遺 yì shì yí wén variant of 軼事遺聞|轶事遗闻[yi4 shi4 yi2 wen2]
yì wén variant of 軼聞|轶闻[yi4 wen2]
遐邇名 xiá ěr wén míng famous everywhere
chǒu wén scandal
nán wén unpleasant smell; stink