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闻 (wén): Hear — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 闻

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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How to write 闻 — animated stroke order

62 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 闻

闻 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
闻=門door, gate+耳ear

An ear (耳) at the gate (門) listening intently — to hear news or information from outside.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 闻

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5. HSK Vocabulary: 闻

HSK words that contain this character.

xīn wén

新闻

news

HSK 3

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 闻 is used in context

wǒ我
tīng听
wén闻
le了
yí一
gè个
hǎo好

Information

Traditional聞
Radical门
Strokes9
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#633
Zhuyinㄨㄣˊ
UnicodeU+95FB
CangjieLSJ

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xiāo消
xī息
。

I heard a piece of good news.

wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
kàn看
xīn新
wén闻
。

I watch news every morning.

wǒ我
wén闻
dào到
le了
huā花
xiāng香
。

I smell the fragrance of the flowers.

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zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
yǐ以
měi美
shí食
wén闻
míng名
。

This city is famous for its food.

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