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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 耳闻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
耳闻 ěr wén - to hear of
- to hear about

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 16,467 29,961 30,818

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
耳 ěr- ear
- handle (archaeology)
- and that is all (Classical Chinese)
闻 wén- surname Wen
闻 wén- to hear
- news
- well-known
- famous
- reputation
- fame
- to smell
- to sniff at

Other Words Containing 耳闻

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
耳闻 - - 16,467 29,961 30,818
耳闻目睹 - 9 95,840 56,693 85,527