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Character

闻 wén

HSK 2Character

to smell something with your nose

Radical
门
Strokes
9
Structure
Surrounds from above
Parts
门 耳
Traditional
聞
Frequency
#784 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

wén

wen2
  1. to smell something with your nose
  2. news (as in 新闻)
  3. a Chinese family name

Examples

  • 你闻闻这个花，很香。

    nǐ wén wen zhè ge huā hěn xiāng

    Smell this flower. It smells very nice.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我每天看新闻。

    wǒ měi tiān kàn xīn wén

    I watch the news every day.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 闻先生是我的老师。

    wén xiān shēng shì wǒ de lǎo shī

    Mr. Wen is my teacher.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 闻

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Words with 闻

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闻名wén míngfamous; known by very many people, even in other placesWordHSK 7–9闻人wén rénfamous personWord闻出wén chūto identify by smellWord闻到wén dàoto smellWord
闻喜wén xǐWenxi, a county in Yuncheng City 运城市 (Yùn chéng Shì), Shanxi↗See 闻喜县WordUnreviewed
闻悉wén xīto hear (about sth)Word闻见wén jiànto smellWord闻言wén yánto have heard what was saidWord闻讯wén xùnto receive news (of)Word闻诊wén zhěn(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四诊 (sì zhěn)Word闻达wén dáillustrious and influentialWord闻一多wén yī duōWen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in KunmingWord

Same radical 门

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