Dong Chinese dictionary

wén

hear, smell

Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.

Components

耳 Meaning component

ěr

ear

門 Sound component

mén

door

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wén

hear; smell; make known; news; to hear; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at

Wén

surname Wen

Most common words with 聞

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