聞 = 門 + 耳

聞 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hear”. It is built from 門 (gate) and 耳 (ear).

Keyword: hear
Pinyin (Mandarin): wén
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: слышать
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 聞 hear

Decomposition

ids

門 gate
耳 ear

How to find 聞 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gate” + “ear”. 聞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 聞 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.