wén

to hear; to smell; news

HSK 3 #825

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 825th character
Radical ⾨ (169.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1636
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

闻 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

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Words containing 闻

Word Meaning
news
knowledge; what one has seen and heard; one's experience
well received; to love to hear and see (idiom)
scandal
rumor
to smell; to perceive by smelling; to sniff sth out
sex scandal
well-known; famous; renowned
unpleasant smell; stink
the press; the media
journalist
to hear about; to hear of
a nobody
to show no interest in sth; not in the least concerned
shocking; horrifying; terrible
news agency
unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event
sensational; exaggerated to scare people
important news story; headline
anecdote; fantastic story
what one hears and sees (idiom)
interesting anecdote; funny news item
press release
to ignore what others say; turn a deaf ear
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
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