聞

See also: 闻

Translingual

Japanese	聞
Simplified	闻
Traditional	聞

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

Alternative forms

This character has a slight difference between Chinese and Japanese forms.

• In Chinese: 聞
• in Japanese: 聞
• in Korean: 聞

Han character

聞 (Kangxi radical 128, 耳+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 日弓尸十 (ANSJ), four-corner 7740₁, composition ⿵門耳)

Derived characters

• 𭏾, 𡣟, 𤀳, 𦘁, 𨷝, 𬚩

Related characters

• 闻 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 968, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29104
• Dae Jaweon: page 1418, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4294, character 12
• Unihan data for U+805E

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Chinese

trad.		聞
simp.		闻
alternative forms		𦔵

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (門) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
蔄	*roːs, *mruːns
闅	*min, *mrɯn, *mɯn
閩	*mrɯn, *mɯn
蕄	*mɯːŋ, *mrɯːŋ
門	*mɯːn
捫	*mɯːn
悶	*mɯːns
聞	*mɯn, *mɯns
閿	*mɯn
問	*mɯns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mɯn, *mɯns) : phonetic 門 (OC *mɯːn) + semantic 耳 (“ear”). Compare 問 (OC *mɯns).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 聞

1. to hear; to listen
2. to smell; to detect; to get a sniff at

   聞味道／闻味道  ―  wén wèidào  ―  to smell the scent

3. to spread; to transmit
4. to be well-known; famous
5. knowledge; expertise
6. news; message
7. a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聞 (“to smell”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		聞, 嗅
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		聞, 嗅
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	聞
	Taiwan	聞
	Harbin	聞
	Malaysia	嗅
	Singapore	嗅, 聞
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	聞
	Jinan	聞
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	聽
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	聞
	Wanrong	聞
	Xi'an	聞
	Xining	聞
	Xuzhou	聞
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	聞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	聞
	Wuhan	聞
	Guiyang	聞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	聞
	Yangzhou	聞
	Hefei	聞
Cantonese	Guangzhou	聞, 嗅
	Hong Kong	聞
	Taishan	聞
	Dongguan	聞
	Yangjiang	聞
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	聞
	Singapore (Guangfu)	聞
Gan	Nanchang	嗅
	Lichuan	聽
	Pingxiang	聽
Hakka	Meixian	鼻
	Xingning	鼻
	Huidong (Daling)	鼻
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	鼻, 聞
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	鼻
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	鼻
	Wuhua (Changbu)	鼻
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	鼻
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	嗅
	Wengyuan	鼻
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	聞
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	鼻
	Liannan	聞
	Jiexi	鼻
	Luhe	鼻
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	鼻
	Changting	鼻
	Wuping	鼻
	Wuping (Yanqian)	鼻
	Wuping (Pingyu)	鼻
	Liancheng	鼻
	Ninghua	鼻
	Ningdu	鼻
	Ruijin	鼻
	Shicheng	嗅
	Shangyou (Shexi)	嗅
	Tonggu (Sandu)	嗅
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	嗅
	Dayu	嗅
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鼻
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鼻
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鼻
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鼻
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鼻
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鼻
	Hong Kong	鼻
	Mengshan (Xihe)	鼻
	Luchuan	嗅
	Senai (Huiyang)	鼻
	Kuching (Hepo)	鼻
Jin	Taiyuan	聞
	Xinzhou	聞
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鼻
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	鼻
	Songxi	鼻
	Zhenghe	鼻
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	鼻
	Jianyang	鼻
	Wuyishan	鼻
	Pucheng (Shibei)	鼻
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鼻
	Fuzhou (Changle)	鼻
	Fuqing	鼻
	Yongtai	鼻
	Gutian	嗅
	Fu'an	嗅
	Ningde	嗅
	Shouning	嗅
	Zhouning	嗅
	Fuding	嗅
	Matsu	鼻
Southern Min	Xiamen	鼻
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	鼻
	Quanzhou	鼻
	Yongchun	鼻
	Zhangzhou	鼻
	Zhao'an	鼻
	Tainan	鼻
	Penang (Hokkien)	味
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鼻
	Manila (Hokkien)	鼻
	Chaozhou	鼻
	Shantou	鼻
	Shantou (Chenghai)	鼻
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	鼻
	Jieyang	鼻
	Haifeng	鼻
	Bangkok (Teochew)	鼻
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鼻
	Singapore (Teochew)	鼻
	Leizhou	鼻
	Wenchang	鼻
	Haikou	鼻
	Singapore (Hainanese)	鼻
Puxian Min	Putian	鼻
	Xianyou	鼻
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	聞
Wu	Shanghai	聞, 嗅 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	聽
	Suzhou	聞
	Danyang	聞
	Hangzhou	聞
	Ningbo	嗅
	Wenzhou	嗅, 聽
	Lishui	聞
	Jinhua	聞
Xiang	Changsha	聞
	Loudi	聞
	Shuangfeng	嗅
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	聞

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèn (wen⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùn
    • Wade–Giles: wên⁴
    • Yale: wèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenn
    • Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: man⁶
    • Yale: mahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²²/

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• Middle Chinese: mjunH

Rime
Character	聞
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	亡運切
Baxter	mjunH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨunH/
Pan Wuyun	/miunH/
Shao Rongfen	/miuənH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/munH/
Li Rong	/miuənH/
Wang Li	/mĭuənH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uənH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	man6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mɯns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	聞
Reading #	2/2
No.	8968
Phonetic component	門
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	問
Old Chinese	/*mɯns/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 聞

1. ^† reputation; renown; prestige
2. ^† famous; renowned

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

聞

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. hear

Readings

• Go-on: もん (mon, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ぶん (bun, Jōyō)
• Kun: きく (kiku, 聞く, Jōyō); きこえる (kikoeru, 聞こえる, Jōyō); きこえ (kikoe)

Compounds

• 聞(き)こえる (kikoeru)
• 聞(き)く (kiku)

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Korean

Hanja

聞 • (mun)

• Eumhun:
  • Sound (hangeul): 문 (revised: mun, McCune–Reischauer: mun, Yale: mun)
  • Name (hangeul): 들을 문
    

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 聞 (văn)

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