wén闻（聞）
闻（聞）
HSK 2
common
verb
noun
Meaning of 闻
闻 means to hear; to listen to; news; information; rumor. Pronounced wén. HSK 2.
- to hear; to listen to
- news; information; rumor
- famous; well-known; renowned
Character Info
Radical门
Strokes9
Components
门
耳
Stroke Order
闻
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
tīng听
jiàn见
yǒu有
rén人
zài在
qiāo敲
mén门
。
I hear someone knocking at the door.
ěr耳
tīng听
bù不
rú如
mù目
jiàn见
，
yǎn眼
jiàn见
bù不
rú如
shí实
gàn干
。
Hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as doing.
Tā他
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
méi没
tīng听
jiàn见
wǒ我
de的
huà话
。
He pretended not to hear me.
Wǒ我
cóng从
méi没
tīng听
guò过
zhè这
me么
měi美
de的
yīn音
yuè乐
。
I've never heard such beautiful music.
Tīng听
ér而
bù不
wén闻
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
bù不
hǎo好
de的
xí习
guàn惯
。
Listening without hearing is a bad habit.
Relations
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
条/ tiáo
则/ zé
Common Words
新闻 / 新聞xīnwén
news report; recent events
听见 / 聽見tīngjiàn
to hear; to perceive sound
闻名 / 聞名wénmíng
to be known; to be famous
听闻 / 聽聞tīngwén
hearing; what one hears; news
见闻 / 見聞jiànwén
what one sees and hears; knowledge; experience
传闻 / 傳聞chuánwén
rumor; hearsay
喜闻乐见 / 喜聞樂見xǐwénlèjiàn
enjoy hearing and seeing; popular