1. 所
  2. 闻

所

Previous (行)Next (然)
  • 54th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.27% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 200 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
所→
戶斤
2Radical
所→
戶door/house斤axe
3Graphical
所→
丿㇒匚丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suǒ (suo3)actually • place • classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc • that which • particle introducing a relative clause or passive • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

所以 
所有 

Uncommon

一无所有 (一無所有)
不知所措 
之所以 
前所未有 
场所 (場所)
厕所 (廁所)
所在 
所谓 (所謂)
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
有所 
派出所 
无所事事 (無所事事)
无所谓 (無所謂)
理所当然 (理所當然)
研究所 
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)

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闻

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Previous (换)Next (危)
  • 823rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 127 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
闻→
门耳
2Radical
闻→
门gate耳ear
3Graphical
闻→
丶丨㇆二丨二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wén (Wen2)surname Wen
2. wén (wen2)to hear • news • well-known • famous • reputation • fame • to smell • to sniff at

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 闻 wén (wen2)The component 门 is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

新闻 (新聞)

Uncommon

不闻不问 (不聞不問)
传闻 (傳聞)
喜闻乐见 (喜聞樂見)
奇闻 (奇聞)
徐闻 (徐聞)
忽闻 (忽聞)
所闻 (所聞)
所见所闻 (所見所聞)
新闻网 (新聞網)
绯闻 (緋聞)
耳闻 (耳聞)
闻到 (聞到)
闻名 (聞名)
听闻 (聽聞)
要闻 (要聞)
见闻 (見聞)
趣闻 (趣聞)
丑闻 (醜聞)
难闻 (難聞)
默默无闻 (默默無聞)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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