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闻
聞
Wén
1. surname Wen
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

闻见
wénjiàn
to smell
传闻
chuánwén
rumor
旧闻
jiùwén
old anecdote
闻诊
wénzhěn
(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis [[四診|四诊<sìzhěn>]]
闻到
wéndào
to smell
据闻
jùwén
accounts
绯闻
fēiwén
sex scandal
闻喜
Wénxǐ
Wenxi county in Yuncheng [[運城|运城<Yùnchéng>]], Shanxi
闻讯
wénxùn
to receive news (of)
闻达
wéndá
illustrious and influential
名闻
míngwén
famous
新闻
xīnwén
news
HSK 3
风闻
fēngwén
to learn sth through hearsay
奇闻
qíwén
anecdote
闻人
wénrén
famous person
讣闻
fùwén
obituary
闻出
wénchū
to identify by smell
闻名
wénmíng
well-known
闻悉
wénxī
to hear (about sth)
闻言
wényán
to have heard what was said

Alternate Entries

闻
wén
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
824
Word Frequency Rank
931 of 84,292