# 聞

| 聞 | U+805E, &#32862; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-805E |
| ← 聝 [U+805D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 聟 → [U+805F] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 聞 |
| Simplified | 闻 |
| Traditional | 聞 |

### 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 7740$_1$, 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | 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).

### Etymology

Schuessler derives this from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mnəm (“to smell”), whence Tibetan མནམ་པ (mnam pa, “to smell of”), Tibetan སྣོམ་པ (snom pa, “to smell”), Jingpho manam (mə³¹ nam⁵⁵, “smell”), Burmese နမ် (nam, “to smell”), Burmese နံ (nam, “to stink”) (Schuessler, 2007). It is very phonetically difficult, requiring an inversion of n and m in Chinese (which Schuessler attributes to labial dissimilation or prefix-preemption) in addition to rejecting the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction with a *u in favour of reconstructing *ə instead (*u and *ə are difficult to distinguish before *-n). The reconstruction with *u is solidified by rhyming patterns in the Classic of Poetry, making Schuessler's etymology impossible.
In almost all major Tibeto-Burman languages, this etymon means only "to smell". Schuessler explains the application of "to hear" in Chinese via various influences. He sees a parallel in Tibeto-Burman *na "ear ~ nose" and hence perhaps in Sino-Tibetan (see *r/g-na (“ear”)). The Chinese stem may have converged with a Mon-Khmer etymon (cf. Proto-Monic *smaaɲ (“to inquire”) (ibid.). Schuessler also notes Tibetan མཉན་པ (mnyan pa, “to listen to; to hear”), which he deems phonologically quite close to Chinese.
Pronunciation 2 ("be heard about; renowned; fame") is a derivation of pronunciation 1, with passive suffix *-s (ibid.).
問 (OC *mɯns, “to ask”) is the exoactive derivation of pronunciation 1 with suffix *-s, literally "let (me) hear" (ibid.).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wén (wen$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wen$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): man$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): mun$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): un$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vùn
    (Hailu, HRS): vun
    (Meixian, Guangdong): vun$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ùng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bûn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhung$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$men; $^6$ven
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wén
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wún
*** Wade–Giles: wên$^2$
*** Yale: wén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wen
*** Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wən³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: wen$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: wen
*** Sinological IPA : /uən²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: man$^4$
*** Yale: màhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: man$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: men$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: mun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbun²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: un$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /un³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùn
*** Hakka Romanization System: vun$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /vun¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: vun
*** Sinological IPA: /vun⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: vun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋun¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ùng
*** Sinological IPA : /uŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn
*** Tâi-lô: bûn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: buun
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhung$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /buŋ³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$men; $^6$ven
*** MiniDict: men$^去$; ven$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$men; $^3$ven
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mən²³/, /vən²³/
* 3men - colloquial;
* 3ven - literary.
* Middle Chinese: mjun
Rime :
| Character | 聞 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 文 (59) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 無分切 |
| Baxter | mjun |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mɨun/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /miun/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuən/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mun/ |
| Li Rong | /miuən/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭuən/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯uən/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | man$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*mu[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*mɯn/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 聞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wén |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjun › |
| Old Chinese | /*mu[n]/ |
| English | hear (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 聞 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 8963 |
| Phonetic component | 門 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 文 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯn/ |

#### Definitions

聞
* (literary or Jiangyong Tuhua) to hear; to listen
    百聞不如一見／百闻不如一见 ― bǎi wén bùrú yī jiàn ― seeing is believing (literally, “hearing something one hundred times is not as good as seeing it once”)
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Wú jiàn qí rén yǐ, wú wén qí yǔ yǐ. [Pinyin]
    I have seen such men, as I have heard such words.
    From: 《木蘭詩》 (Ballad of Mulan)
    Bù wén jīzhù shēng, wéi wén nǚ tànxī. [Pinyin]
    The loom’s sound could not be heard over the girl’s sighs.
** 1949, “男燒衣”, in 廣東大戲考, 廣東播音界聯誼社, page 2:
       man$^4$ dak$^1$ mui$^{6-2}$ nei$^5$ waa$^6$ si$^2$ lo$^3$, ngo$^5$ sat$^6$ zoi$^6$ gin$^3$ bei$^1$ soeng$^1$. [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to smell; to detect; to get a sniff at
    聞味道／闻味道 ― wén wèidào ― to smell the scent
       ngo$^5$ mat$^1$ je$^5$ dou$^1$ man$^4$ m$^4$ dou$^3$ ge$^2$? [Jyutping]
       Why don't I smell anything?
    From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE
    Gòng Wáng jià ér zì wǎng, rù qí wò zhōng, wén jiǔ chòu ér huán. [Pinyin]
    Thereupon King Kung rode in a carriage and went to make a personal call. As soon as he entered the tent of the Commissioner, he smelt wine and turned back right away.
* (literary) to spread; to transmit
* (literary) to be famous
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Zài bāng bì wén, zài jiā bì wén. [Pinyin]
    It is to be heard of through the state, to be heard of throughout his clan."
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Lián Pō wéi Zhào jiāng fá Qí, dà pò zhī, qǔ Jìnyáng, bài wéi shàngqīng, yǐ yǒngqì wén yú zhūhóu. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* knowledge; expertise
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Yǒu zhí, yǒu liàng, yǒu duō wén, yì yǐ. [Pinyin]
    Friendship with the uplight; friendship with the sincere; and friendship with the man of much observation - these are advantageous.
* news; message
    新聞／新闻 ― xīnwén ― news
    奇聞／奇闻 ― qíwén ― thrilling or fantastic story
* a surname
    聞一多／闻一多 ― Wén Yīduō ― Wen Yiduo (Chinese poet)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聞, 聽, 聆 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 聽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 聽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 聽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 聽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 聽 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 聽 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 聽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 聽 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 聽 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 聽 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 知 |
| Hakka | Changting | 知 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 聽 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 聽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 聽 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 聽 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 知 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 聽 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 聽 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 聽 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 聽聆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 聽聆 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 聽 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 聽聆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 聽 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 聽 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 聽 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 聽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聽 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 聽 |
| Wu | Danyang | 聽 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 聽 |
| Wu | Lishui | 聽 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 聽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 聽 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 聽 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 聞 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聞, 嗅 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聞, 嗅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 嗅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 嗅, 聞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 聞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聞 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 聞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聞, 嗅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 嗅 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 聽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 聽 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鼻, 聞 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 聞 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 聞 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 鼻 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 聞 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 聞 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 味 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 鼻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鼻 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鼻 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 聞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 聞, 嗅 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 聽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聞 |
| Wu | Danyang | 聞 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 聞 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 嗅 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 嗅, 聽 |
| Wu | Lishui | 聞 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 聞 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 聞 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 聞 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 嗅 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 聞 |

#### Compounds

* 上聞 / 上闻 (shàngwén)
* 不相聞問 / 不相闻问
* 不聞不問 / 不闻不问 (bùwénbùwèn)
* 不通聞問 / 不通闻问
* 久聞大名 / 久闻大名 (jiǔwéndàmíng)
* 仄聞 / 仄闻
* 令聞 / 令闻 (lìngwén)
* 伏聞 / 伏闻
* 但聞 / 但闻 (dànwén)
* 側聞 / 侧闻
* 傳聞 / 传闻 (chuánwén)
* 傳聞異辭 / 传闻异辞
* 先斬後聞 / 先斩后闻
* 充耳不聞 / 充耳不闻 (chōng'ěrbùwén)
* 先行後聞 / 先行后闻
* 前所未聞 / 前所未闻
* 千古未聞 / 千古未闻
* 博學多聞 / 博学多闻 (bóxuéduōwén)
* 博物多聞 / 博物多闻
* 博物洽聞 / 博物洽闻
* 博聞 / 博闻 (bówén)
* 博聞多見 / 博闻多见
* 博聞多識 / 博闻多识
* 博聞強記 / 博闻强记 (bówénqiángjì)
* 博聞強識 / 博闻强识 (bówénqiángzhì)
* 博聞彊志 / 博闻强志
* 博聞彊記 / 博闻强记
* 博聞閎覽 / 博闻闳览
* 即時新聞 / 即时新闻 (jíshí xīnwén)
* 名聞全國 / 名闻全国
* 名聞天下 / 名闻天下
* 名聞海內 / 名闻海内
* 名聞遐邇 / 名闻遐迩
* 咫聞 / 咫闻
* 喜聞樂見 / 喜闻乐见 (xǐwénlèjiàn)
* 國內新聞 / 国内新闻
* 國內要聞 / 国内要闻
* 國際新聞 / 国际新闻
* 地方新聞 / 地方新闻
* 增廣見聞 / 增广见闻
* 多聞 / 多闻
* 夙聞 / 夙闻
* 多聞強記 / 多闻强记
* 多聞闕疑 / 多闻阙疑
* 奇聞 / 奇闻 (qíwén)
* 妙聞 / 妙闻
* 孤陋寡聞 / 孤陋寡闻 (gūlòuguǎwén)
* 寂寂無聞 / 寂寂无闻 (jìjìwúwén)
* 寡聞少見 / 寡闻少见
* 寡見少聞 / 寡见少闻
* 寡見鮮聞 / 寡见鲜闻
* 強記洽聞 / 强记洽闻
* 彊記博聞 / 强记博闻
* 慘不忍聞 / 惨不忍闻
* 所見所聞 / 所见所闻 (suǒjiànsuǒwén)
* 承聞 / 承闻
* 新聞 / 新闻 (xīnwén)
* 新聞人物 / 新闻人物
* 新聞來源 / 新闻来源
* 新聞價值 / 新闻价值 (xīnwén jiàzhí)
* 新聞分類 / 新闻分类
* 新聞剪影 / 新闻剪影
* 新聞周刊 / 新闻周刊
* 新聞報導 / 新闻报导
* 新聞媒介 / 新闻媒介
* 新聞學 / 新闻学 (xīnwénxué)
* 新聞標題 / 新闻标题
* 新聞界 / 新闻界 (xīnwénjiè)
* 新聞紙 / 新闻纸 (xīnwénzhǐ)
* 新聞自由 / 新闻自由 (xīnwén zìyóu)
* 新聞雜誌 / 新闻杂志
* 新聞鼻 / 新闻鼻
* 方聞 / 方闻
* 昧死以聞 / 昧死以闻
* 曠古未聞 / 旷古未闻
* 望聞問切 / 望闻问切 (wàngwénwènqiè)
* 朝日新聞 / 朝日新闻
* 朝聞夕改 / 朝闻夕改
* 朝聞夕死 / 朝闻夕死
* 桃色新聞 / 桃色新闻
* 款學寡聞 / 款学寡闻
* 款啟寡聞 / 款启寡闻
* 殫見洽聞 / 殚见洽闻
* 沒死以聞 / 没死以闻
* 沒沒無聞 / 没没无闻 (mòmòwúwén)
* 洽聞 / 洽闻
* 洽聞博見 / 洽闻博见
* 洽聞強記 / 洽闻强记
* 涑水紀聞 / 涑水纪闻
* 淺聞 / 浅闻
* 淺見寡聞 / 浅见寡闻
* 湮沒無聞 / 湮没无闻 (yānmòwúwén)
* 獨學寡聞 / 独学寡闻
* 獨家新聞 / 独家新闻
* 珍聞 / 珍闻
* 瑣聞 / 琐闻
* 產經新聞 / 产经新闻
* 略有耳聞 / 略有耳闻
* 異聞 / 异闻 (yìwén)
* 異聞傳說 / 异闻传说
* 登聞鼓 / 登闻鼓
* 目擊耳聞 / 目击耳闻
* 目睹耳聞 / 目睹耳闻
* 目見耳聞 / 目见耳闻
* 直諒多聞 / 直谅多闻
* 碌碌無聞 / 碌碌无闻
* 社會新聞 / 社会新闻
* 秘聞 / 秘闻 (mìwén)
* 紀聞 / 纪闻
* 純淨新聞 / 纯净新闻
* 素聞 / 素闻
* 經濟新聞 / 经济新闻
* 經義述聞 / 经义述闻
* 緋聞 / 绯闻
* 線上新聞 / 线上新闻
* 罕聞 / 罕闻
* 置若罔聞 / 置若罔闻 (zhìruòwǎngwén)
* 耳聞 / 耳闻 (ěrwén)
* 耳聞目擊 / 耳闻目击
* 耳聞目睹 / 耳闻目睹 (ěrwénmùdǔ)
* 耳聞目見 / 耳闻目见 (ěrwénmùjiàn)
* 耳食之聞 / 耳食之闻
* 聞一知十 / 闻一知十 (wényīzhīshí)
* 聞人 / 闻人
* 聞名 / 闻名 (wénmíng)
* 聞名天下 / 闻名天下 (wénmíngtiānxià)
* 聞名於世 / 闻名于世 (wénmíngyúshì)
* 聞名遐邇 / 闻名遐迩 (wénmíngxiá'ěr)
* 聞喜宴 / 闻喜宴
* 聞所未聞 / 闻所未闻 (wénsuǒwèiwén)
* 聞見 / 闻见 (wénjiàn)
* 聞訊 / 闻讯 (wénxùn)
* 聞診 / 闻诊 (wénzhěn)
* 聞道 / 闻道 (wéndào)
* 聞過則喜 / 闻过则喜
* 聞道猶迷 / 闻道犹迷
* 聞過色喜 / 闻过色喜
* 聞雞起舞 / 闻鸡起舞 (wénjīqǐwǔ)
* 聞雷失箸 / 闻雷失箸
* 聞韶忘味 / 闻韶忘味
* 聞風 / 闻风
* 聞風不動 / 闻风不动
* 聞風喪膽 / 闻风丧胆 (wénfēngsàngdǎn)
* 聞風而動 / 闻风而动 (wénfēng'érdòng)
* 聞風而起 / 闻风而起
* 聞風而逃 / 闻风而逃
* 聞風遠揚 / 闻风远扬
* 聞風響應 / 闻风响应
* 聳人聽聞 / 耸人听闻 (sǒngréntīngwén)
* 聽而不聞 / 听而不闻 (tīng'érbùwén)
* 聽聞 / 听闻 (tīngwén)
* 腥聞 / 腥闻
* 臭不可聞 / 臭不可闻
* 與聞 / 与闻 (yùwén)
* 舉世聞名 / 举世闻名 (jǔshìwénmíng)
* 舊聞 / 旧闻 (jiùwén)
* 花絮新聞 / 花絮新闻
* 花邊新聞 / 花边新闻
* 要聞 / 要闻 (yàowén)
* 見聞 / 见闻 (jiànwén)
* 見聞廣博 / 见闻广博
* 見聞習染 / 见闻习染
* 訃聞 / 讣闻 (fùwén)
* 訪聞 / 访闻
* 謏聞之陋 / 𫍲闻之陋
* 謏聞淺說 / 𫍲闻浅说
* 豫聞 / 豫闻
* 趣聞 / 趣闻 (qùwén)
* 跑新聞 / 跑新闻
* 軍聞社 / 军闻社
* 軼聞 / 轶闻 (yìwén)
* 逸聞 / 逸闻 (yìwén)
* 道路風聞 / 道路风闻
* 遐邇聞名 / 遐迩闻名 (xiá'ěrwénmíng)
* 遐邇著聞 / 遐迩著闻
* 遠近聞名 / 远近闻名
* 遺聞 / 遗闻
* 醜聞 / 丑闻 (chǒuwén)
* 雞犬相聞 / 鸡犬相闻
* 難聞 / 难闻 (nánwén)
* 電視新聞 / 电视新闻
* 預聞 / 预闻 (yùwén)
* 頭條新聞 / 头条新闻
* 願聞其詳 / 愿闻其详 (yuànwénqíxiáng)
* 風聞 / 风闻 (fēngwén)
* 風聞言事 / 风闻言事
* 飫聞 / 饫闻
* 飽聞 / 饱闻
* 馬路新聞 / 马路新闻
* 駭人聽聞 / 骇人听闻 (hàiréntīngwén)
* 鴉雀不聞 / 鸦雀不闻
* 鴉雀無聞 / 鸦雀无闻
* 鴉鵲不聞 / 鸦鹊不闻
* 黃色新聞 / 黄色新闻
* 默默無聞 / 默默无闻 (mòmòwúwén)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wén, wèn
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ, ㄨㄣˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): man$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wén
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wún
*** Wade–Giles: wên$^2$
*** Yale: wén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wen
*** Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wən³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèn
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wùn
*** Wade–Giles: wên$^4$
*** Yale: wèn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenn
*** Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wən⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: man$^6$
*** Yale: mahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: man$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: men$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn²²/
* 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 | /mɨun$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /miun$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuən$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mun$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /miuən$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭuən$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯uən$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wèn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | man$^6$ |
* 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

聞
* (literary) reputation; renown; prestige
* (literary) famous; renowned

#### Compounds

* 不求聞達 / 不求闻达
* 名聞 / 名闻
* 聞人 / 闻人
* 聞問 / 闻问
* 聞望 / 闻望
* 聞達 / 闻达 (wéndá)
* 聲聞 / 声闻

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
* hear
* ask

#### 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(ぶん)知(ち) (bunchi)
* 異(い)聞(ぶん) (ibun)
* 外聞(がいぶん) (gaibun)
* 旧聞(きゅうぶん) (kyūbun): old news
* 見聞(けんぶん) (kenbun)
* 醜聞(しゅうぶん) (shūbun)
* 新聞(しんぶん) (shinbun): newspaper
* 前(ぜん)代(だい)未(み)聞(もん) (zendaimimon)
* 奏聞(そうもん) (sōmon)
* 多(た)聞(もん)天(てん) (Tamonten)
* 聴聞(ちょうもん) (chōmon): hearing
* 伝聞(でんぶん) (denbun): hearsay, rumor
* 内聞(ないぶん) (naibun): secret, private
* 風聞(ふうぶん) (fūbun)
* 未(み)聞(もん) (mimon): unheard

## Korean
### Hanja

聞 (eumhun 들을 문 (deureul mun))
* hanja form of 문 (“hear”)

#### Compounds

* 소문 (所聞, somun, “rumor”)
* 신문 (新聞, sinmun, “newspaper”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

聞: Hán Nôm readings: văn, vẳn
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.