Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.
Components
耳 Meaning component
ěr ear
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Historical Evolution
聞
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
聞
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
聞
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
聞
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
聞
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
聞
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
聞
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
聞
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
聞
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
聞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
聞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
聞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
聞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
聞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
聞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
聞
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
聞
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
聞
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
聞
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
聞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
闻 / 聞 [Wén]
surname Wen
闻 / 聞 [wén]
to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
聞 ききざき
Kikizaki surname
聞 きく
Kiku surname
聞 つるきき
Tsurukiki surname
聞 ふくえ
Fukue unclassified name
聞 みねひろ
Minehiro unclassified name
聞 みねゆき
Mineyuki unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (131)
新闻 [xīnwén] #900
news
新闻发布会 [xīnwénfābùhuì] #3,949
news conference
传闻 [chuánwén] #6,764
rumor
丑闻 [chǒuwén] #5,909
scandal
闻到 [wéndào] #7,277
to smell
绯闻 [fēiwén] #8,794
sex scandal
闻名 [wénmíng] #9,356
well-known
新闻界 [xīnwénjiè] #14,598
the press
闻言 [wényán] #10,570
to have heard what was said
难闻 [nánwén] #10,707
unpleasant smell
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 聞く [きく] #68
to hear
⭐ 聞こえる [きこえる] #483
to be heard
⭐ 聞かす [きかす] #2,600
to let (someone) hear
⭐ 新聞 [しんぶん] #2,746
newspaper
言い聞かせる [いいきかせる] #3,670
to tell
聞き出す [ききだす] #5,224
to get (information) out of someone
⭐ 聞き取る [ききとる] #5,243
to catch (someone's words)
聞き返す [ききかえす] #5,546
to listen repeatedly
言うことを聞く [いうことをきく] #6,199
to do what one is told to
聞き覚え [ききおぼえ] #6,913
learning by ear
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