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闻

wén

to smell

HSK 2 · Topic “People and talk”
A person smelling a flower
Memory picture

Character

闻 wén

Strokes
9
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 耳 ear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我闻花香。 Wǒ wén huā xiāng. I smell the flowers.
  • 你闻一闻。 Nǐ wén yi wén. Smell it a little.
  • 他闻到饭香。 Tā wén dào fàn xiāng. He smells the food.

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