闻 聞
wén
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
Other reading: Wén
surname Wen
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Characters
Examples
你闻吗?
nǐ wén ma?
Have you smelled it?
那花闻起来很香。
nà huā wén qǐ lai hěn xiāng。
That flower smells sweet.
房里闻起来有股烟味。
fáng lǐ wén qǐ lai yǒu gǔ yān wèi。
The room smelled of tobacco.
Words with this character
新闻 xīn wén news传闻 chuán wén rumor丑闻 chǒu wén scandal闻名 wén míng well-known绯闻 fēi wén sex scandal默默无闻 mò mò wú wén unknown骇人听闻 hài rén tīng wén shocking举世闻名 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous见闻 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard远近闻名 yuǎn jìn wén míng to be known far and wide喜闻乐见 xǐ wén lè jiàn to love to hear and see孤陋寡闻 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced耳闻目睹 ěr wén mù dǔ to witness personally闻到 wén dào to smell闻上去 wén shàng qù to smell of sth置若罔闻 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to百闻不如一见 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times闻喜 Wén xǐ see 聞喜縣|闻喜县[Wen2 xi3 Xian4]徐闻 Xú wén see 徐聞縣|徐闻县[Xu2 wen2 Xian4]耳闻 ěr wén to hear of诽闻 fěi wén scandal风闻 fēng wén to learn sth through hearsay讣闻 fù wén obituary