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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- wen2
- English meanings
- smell
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from above structure
Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 门; inside 耳.
Meaning & sound clues
耳 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “ear”.
门 is identified as the sound component (mén). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 闻.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
kiss
ask; inquire
formal
warm; temperature
plague; epidemic
firm
disorderly; confused
lines; texture; pattern
mosquito
ask
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 丑闻
- 举世闻名
- 传闻
- 孤陋寡闻
- 新闻
- 绯闻
- 耳闻目睹
- 远近闻名
- 闻名
- 骇人听闻
- 默默无闻