聞 (man4 man6 | wen2 wen4 ) : hear; smell; news

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聞

man4 man6

wen2 wen4

(jyutping) man4, (pinyin) wen2
[1] hear; have heard of
[2] smell; sniff
[3] news; story
[4] [n] repute; reputation

(jyutping) man6, (pinyin) wen4
[adj] well-known; famous

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 耳 (#128)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

聞 / 闻

Don't confuse with:
間問閒

This word has been viewed 11455 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Mar 2010 13:09

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緋聞 fei1 man4 fei1 wen2 = sex scandal

聞到 man4 dou3*2 wen2 dao4 = to smell

新聞 san1 man4*2/4 xin1 wen2 = news

傳聞 cyun4 man4 chuan2 wen2 = hearsay

舉世聞名 geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 ju3 shi4 wen2 ming2 = world-famous

見聞 gin3 man6 jian4 wen2 = experience; general knowledge; information; what one sees and hears

聞名 man4 ming4 wen2 ming2 = well-known; famous; renowned; eminent

新聞界 san1 man4 gaai3 xin1 wen2 jie4 = the press, the media

醜聞 cau2 man4 chou3 wen2 = scandal

新聞稿 san1 man4 gou2 = press release
See all 63 compounds (CantoDict reports 73 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

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Decimal representation of this word: 聞
Unicode code for this character: U+805e (off-site link)

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