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闻 - wén

hear; smell; make known; news

hear; smell; make known; news

How to read 闻

Click 闻 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwén
Englishhear; smell; make known; news
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

闻人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 闻出. Please read 闻到 one more time.

Common words with this character

famous person
to identify by smell; to detect a scent; to sniff out
to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
well-known; famous; renowned

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 闻 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 闻人 and 闻出 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 闻.