新闻
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
新闻 (xīnwén) · news
新闻 (xīnwén) means “news”. It is written with 2 characters: 新 (new) + 闻 (to smell). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 新闻 is built
The characters
新 xīn · new
What 新 is made of
- 亲qīn — relatives
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 立lì — to stand
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
闻 wén · to smell
What 闻 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 门 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天有什么新闻？Jīntiān yǒu shénme xīnwén?What's in the news today?
爸爸在看新闻。Bàba zài kàn xīnwén.Dad is watching the news.
Questions about 新闻
What does 新闻 mean?
新闻 (xīnwén) means “news”.
How do you pronounce 新闻?
新闻 is pronounced xīnwén.
Which HSK level is 新闻?
新闻 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
- 新娘xīnniángbride
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 新陈代谢xīnchéndàixièmetabolism
Learn 新闻 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.