Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
門 耳 ⿵門耳
Mandarin
wen2, wen4
English
Definitions
hear; sniff at; surname; make known; news; smell; sniff
Mnemonic
One often hears 耳 news at the door 門
Etymology
Notes
Original form was a kneeling person 卩 with ear 耳 emphasized and hand 又 held to mouth as if smelling something (compare 憂); it meant to perceive with the senses