闻wén
to smell. 9 strokes, radical 门, first met in HSK 2.
How to write 闻
Strokes 1–3 write 门, then strokes 4–9 write 耳.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 闻 · the stroke-order rules
What 闻 is made of
门 (mén, gate) and 耳 (ěr, ear).
耳 carries the meaning — ear — and 门 carries the sound.
Words that use 闻
| 闻 | to smell 用鼻子感觉气味 他轻轻嗅闻淡淡花香。He gently smelled the faint fragrance of flowers. Lesson 78, 洗澡 · 怀瑾握瑜与笃行致远 · Living Integrity, Broad Horizons & Harmonious Routine |
| 新闻 | news 指最近发生的事情报道 他早起收听联播新闻。He got up early to listen to the news broadcast. Lesson 84, 看新闻 · 冰清玉洁与自强不息 · Pure Aspiration, Sincere Faith & Endless Endeavor |
Characters that share the sound part 门
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 门
All 11 of them, and what the radical means, on the 门 radical page.