聞
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wén · news

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top enclosureCharacter structure

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耳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 聞

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Example sentences

Notice where 聞 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ yǒu zài xīn wén shàng kàn dào má?你有在新聞上看到嗎?

Did you see it on the news?

Source: Tatoeba #13785701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gēn tā shuō wǒ zhèng zài kàn xīn wén.跟她說我正在看新聞。

Tell her that I am watching the news.

Source: Tatoeba #5401612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shuō nǐ yǒu zhòng yào xīn wén.你說你有重要新聞。

You said you had important news.

Source: Tatoeba #6070900 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kàn lái chuán wén shì zhēn de le.看來傳聞是真的了。

I think the rumor is true.

Source: Tatoeba #373399 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà bù hǎo wén.那不好聞。

That smells bad.

Source: Tatoeba #6091666 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǐ yí gè wěi dà de shī rén wén míng.他以一個偉大的詩人聞名。

He is known as a great poet.

Source: Tatoeba #819271 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 聞 in context

  1. Say wén, then recall the core meaning: news.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 聞 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.