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闻名

wénmíng

famous

HSK 6 · Topic “Merit and Style”
Tourists take photos of an old stone bridge
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

名 míng

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 名

Example phrases

  • 这座小城因古老的桥梁而闻名。 Zhè zuò xiǎochéng yīn gǔlǎo de qiáoliáng ér wénmíng. This small city is famous for its ancient bridges.
  • 这家小饭馆以手工面条闻名，每天都有人排队。 Zhè jiā xiǎo fànguǎn yǐ shǒugōng miàntiáo wénmíng, měitiān dōu yǒu rén páiduì. This small restaurant is famous for its handmade noodles, and people queue up every day.
  • 这位作家闻名全国，却很少接受采访。 Zhè wèi zuòjiā wénmíng quánguó, què hěn shǎo jiēshòu cǎifǎng. This writer is famous across the country, yet rarely gives interviews.

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