闻 = 门 + 耳

闻 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hear”. It is built from 门 (gate) and 耳 (ear).

Keyword: hear
Pinyin (Mandarin): wén
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: слышать

Decomposition

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门 gate
耳 ear

How to find 闻 without knowing its reading

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

Open 闻 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.