| 聞 |
| 1. (literary) to hear; to listen | |
| 百.聞.不如.一.見 - seeing is believing, lit=hearing something one hundred times is not as good as seeing it once | |
| 2. to smell; to detect; to get a sniff at | |
| 聞 味道 - to smell the scent | |
| 我 乜嘢 都 聞 唔 到 嘅ge2？ - Why don't I smell anything? | |
| 3. (literary) to spread; to transmit | |
| 4. (literary) to be famous | |
| 5. knowledge; expertise | |
| 6. news; message | |
| 新聞 - news | |
| 奇聞 - thrilling or fantastic story | |
| 聞 一-多 - Wen Yiduo (Chinese poet) | |
| 7. (literary) reputation; renown; prestige | |
| 8. (literary) famous; renowned | |
