见闻
Old HSK 6
见闻 (jiànwén) · what one sees and hears
见闻 (jiànwén) means “what one sees and hears; experiences”. It is written with 2 characters: 见 (to see) + 闻 (to smell). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 见闻 is built
The characters
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (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
他给我们讲了旅行中的见闻。Tā gěi wǒmen jiǎng le lǚxíng zhōng de jiànwén.He told us about what he saw and heard on his trip.
出国留学增长了我的见闻。Chūguó liúxué zēngzhǎng le wǒ de jiànwén.Studying abroad broadened my experience.
Questions about 见闻
What does 见闻 mean?
见闻 (jiànwén) means “what one sees and hears; experiences”.
How do you pronounce 见闻?
见闻 is pronounced jiànwén.
Which HSK level is 见闻?
见闻 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 见面jiànmiànto meet
- 看见kànjiànto see
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 再见zàijiàngoodbye
- 常见chángjiàncommon
- 见到jiàndàoto see
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
- 碰见pèngjiànto run into
- 意见yìjiànopinion
- 可见kějiànit is clear that
Learn 见闻 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.