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闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
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HSK 3
9 strokes
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⿵门耳
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4 strokes
Words Using 闻 (129)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
新闻
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xīnwén
news / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
3
xīnwén
新闻
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HSK 3
news / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
闻
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wén
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
5
wén
闻
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HSK 5
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
闻
↗
Wén
surname Wen
5
Wén
闻
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HSK 5
surname Wen
见闻
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jiànwén
what one sees and hears / knowledge / information
6
jiànwén
见闻
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HSK 6
what one sees and hears / knowledge / information
喜闻乐见
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xǐwénlèjiàn
a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle
6
xǐwénlèjiàn
喜闻乐见
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HSK 6
a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle
传闻
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chuánwén
rumor
chuánwén
传闻
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rumor
难闻
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nánwén
unpleasant smell / stink
nánwén
难闻
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unpleasant smell / stink
绯闻
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fēiwén
sex scandal
fēiwén
绯闻
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sex scandal
闻风丧胆
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wénfēngsàngdǎn
hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
wénfēngsàngdǎn
闻风丧胆
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hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
闻见
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wénjiàn
to smell / to hear / knowledge / information
wénjiàn
闻见
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to smell / to hear / knowledge / information