闻
闻
“news”
Radical: 门
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 5
How 闻 is built — wrapping from above
门
Gate / door · mén
A pair of swinging gates. 问 ask = a mouth at the gate; 们 plural = people at the gate.
耳
Ear · ěr
An ear. Listening words: 听 listen, 闻 smell.
Origin
ear
Words with 闻
新闻 xīnwén — news
见闻 jiàn wén — what one sees and hears
举世闻名 jǔ shì wén míng — (saying) world famous
喜闻乐见 xǐ wén lè jiàn — a delight to see (idiom)
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