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
to act at once on hearing the news; to respond instantly
sensational; exaggerated to scare people
to ignore deliberately
news one has heard; to hear what sb says; to listen
unbearable stink; fig. notorious
world-famous (idiom)
stories passed on from former times; old anecdote
media gossip; sensational news
there is no-one who doesn't know that
to be known to everyone
important news story; headline
knowledge; what one has seen and heard; one's experience
to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
Don't blame frank words; listener take warning
obituary
scandal; gossip
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
interesting anecdote; funny news item
anecdote (about historical person)
anecdote; apocryphal story
variant of yì wén
famous everywhere
scandal
unpleasant smell; stink