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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 闻名

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
闻名 wén míng - well-known
- famous
- renowned
- eminent

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
- 7 9,356 11,376 16,877

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
闻 wén- surname Wen
闻 wén- to hear
- news
- well-known
- famous
- reputation
- fame
- to smell
- to sniff at
名 míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people

Other Words Containing 闻名

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
闻名 - 7 9,356 11,376 16,877
闻名于世 - - 30,212 37,404 42,791
举世闻名 6 9 30,405 39,685 47,592
闻名遐迩 - - 41,172 44,751 39,816
远近闻名 - 9 42,317 38,027 59,213