闻
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wén · news

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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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门Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 闻

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wénWords pronounced wén
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Example sentences

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Nǐ tīng dào xīn wén le ma?你听到新闻了吗?

Did you hear the news?

Source: Tatoeba #345984 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège dì fāng yǐ fēng jǐng yōu měi wén míng.这个地方以风景优美闻名。

This place is famous for its scenic beauty.

Source: Tatoeba #842254 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí jiàn quán guó xìng de chǒu wén.这是一件全国性的丑闻。

It was a national scandal.

Source: Tatoeba #2023315 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng chuán wén shuō de.我听传闻说的。

A little bird told me.

Source: Tatoeba #8725754 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì jīn tiān de xīn wén这是今天的新闻

That's today's newspaper.

Source: Tatoeba #13744196 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào zhǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō yǒu qù de xīn wén hé gù shì.报纸上有很多有趣的新闻和故事。

There are a lot of interesting news and stories in the newspaper.

Source: Tatoeba #11837197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 闻 in context

  1. Say wén, then recall the core meaning: news.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 新闻 (xīn wén), meaning “news”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 闻 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.