闻 (聞) wén

1. wén verb to hear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 听到 (Guoyu '聞' wén v 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 38)
2. wén proper noun Wen
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '聞' wén n 3)
3. wén verb sniff at; to smell
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Smell
   Notes: (Guoyu '聞' wén v 4; Rouzer 2007, p. 38)
4. wén verb to be widely known
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 著称 (Guoyu '聞' wén v 3)
5. wén verb to confirm; to accept
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '聞' wén v 2)
6. wén noun information
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 消息 (Guoyu '聞' wén n 2)
7. wèn adjective famous; well known
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 著名 (Guoyu '聞' wèn adj)
8. wén noun knowledge; learning
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 知识 (Guoyu '聞' wén n 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 38)
9. wèn noun popularity; prestige; reputation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 名誉 (Guoyu '聞' wèn n 3; Rouzer 2007, p. 38)
10. wén verb to question
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    

Contained in

• 要闻(要聞) important news
• 闻讯(聞訊) to receive news (of)
• 多闻阙疑(多聞闕疑) be well read but put aside the points of which you doubt
• 据闻(據聞) accounts; one's understanding
• 朝闻夕改(朝聞夕改) heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very quickly
• 讣闻(訃聞) obituary
• 所见所闻(所見所聞) what one hears and sees
• 时有所闻(時有所聞) heard from time to time; one keeps hearing that...
• 臭不可闻(臭不可聞) unbearable stink; fig. notorious
• 寡闻少见(寡聞少見) having heard little and seen few things; ignorant
• 强记洽闻(強記洽聞) to remember everything studied
• 闻名(聞名) to be well-known; to be renowned ; to hear a name
• 闻见(聞見) to smell ; to hear
• 举世闻名(舉世聞名) world famous
• 闻过则喜(聞過則喜) to accept criticism gladly; to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
• 博闻多识(博聞多識) learned and erudite; knowledgeable and experienced
• 闻到(聞到) to smell; to sniff something out; to perceive by smelling
• 闻风丧胆(聞風喪膽) hear the wind and lose gall; terror-stricken at the news
• 博学洽闻(博學洽聞) extensively educated and steeped in knowledge
• 标题新闻(標題新聞) headline news; title story
• 骇人听闻(駭人聽聞) shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible
• 闻诊(聞診) (TCM) auscultation and smelling
• 难闻(難聞) unpleasant smell; stink
• 新闻自由(新聞自由) freedom of the press
• 闻风先遁(聞風先遁) to flee at hearing the news
• 闻悉(聞悉) to hear (about something)
• 闻所未闻(聞所未聞) unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event
• 新闻学(新聞學) journalism
• 博物多闻(博物多聞) wide and knowledgeable; well-informed and experienced
• 闻名不如见面(聞名不如見面) knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person
• 听闻(聽聞) to listen ; news one has heard
• 闻出(聞出) to identify by smell; to detect a scent; to sniff out
• 置若罔闻(置若罔聞) to hear but forget to listen; to neglect
• 两耳不闻窗外事(兩耳不聞窗外事) to pay no attention to outside matters
• 新闻策划(新聞策劃) communication management; public relations
• 闻名于世(聞名於世) world-famous
• 新闻发言人(新聞發言人) spokesman
• 传闻证据(傳聞證據) hearsay (law)
• 闻达(聞達) illustrious and influential; well-known
• 新闻工作者(新聞工作者) journalist
• 一无所闻(一無所聞) unheard of
• 闻一知十(聞一知十) to hear one and know ten; explain one thing and (he) understands everything; a word to the wise

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• 卷二十九 志第十九 符瑞下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Auspicious Signs 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 118
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 102
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 85
• 卷二十八 志第十八 符瑞中 Volume 28 Treatises 18: Auspicious Signs 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 81
• 卷五十五 Scroll 55 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 70
• 卷四百四十九 列傳第二百〇八 忠義四 崔縱吳安國 林沖之子:郁 從子:震 霆 滕茂實 魏行可郭元邁 閻進朱績 趙師檟 易青 胡斌 范旺 馬俊 楊震仲史次秦 郭靖 高稼 曹友聞 陳寅賈子坤 劉銳 蹇彝 何充 許彪孫張桂 金文德 曹贛 胡世全 龐彥海 江彥清 陳隆之史季儉 王翊 李誠之秦鉅 Volume 449 Biographies 208: Loyalty and Righteousness 4 - Cui Zongwuanguo, Lin Chongzhi and son: Yu, newphew: Zhen, Ting, Teng Maoshi, Weixing Keguoyuanmai, Yan Jinzhuji, Zhao Shijia, Yi Qing, Hu Bin, Fan Wang, Ma Jun, Yangzhen Zhongshi Ciqin, Guo Jing, Gao Jia, Cao Youwen, Chen Yinjia and son Kun, Liu Rui, Jian Yi, He Chong, Xu Biao and grandson Zhang Gui, Jin Wende, Cao Gan, Hu Shiquan, Pang Yanhai, Jiang Yanqing, Shi Jijian of Chenlong, Wang Yi, Qin Ju of Licheng History of Song 宋史 — count: 57
• 卷四十 Scroll 40 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 50
• 卷三十七 Scroll 37 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 44
• 哀公 Lord Ai The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 43
• 卷六 魏書六 董二袁劉傳 Volume 6: Book of Wei 6 - Biographies of Dong, the two Yuans, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 43

Collocations

• 臣闻 (臣聞) 臣聞愛子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 30
• 闻命 (聞命) 寡君聞命矣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 9
• 闻曰 (聞曰) 予聞曰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 仲虺之誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Zhong-hui — count: 7
• 闻君 (聞君) 實聞君之言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6
• 公闻 (公聞) 公聞其期 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
• 侨闻 (僑聞) 僑聞君子長國家者 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 侯闻 (侯聞) 息侯聞之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 令闻 (令聞) 令聞不已 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧文王 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Wen Wang — count: 4
• 君闻 (君聞) 寡君聞命矣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 声闻 (聲聞) 聲聞于野 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧鶴鳴 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - He Ming — count: 3