TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
聞
ㄨㄣˊ · wén
verb — to hear; to smell; what is heard — news
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Imén → wén — the m worn to w
An ear (耳) set inside a door (門) — what comes through the crack gets heard; 門 carries the sound too, the m worn to w. To hear; what everyone hears is the news (新聞); in Mandarin the nose borrowed the verb — 聞 smells as well.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
耳朵（耳）貼上門（門）縫，裡面的話一句一句傳出來。
An ear (耳) against the crack of the door (門); the words inside come through one by one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)聽見— to hear常用
→新聞、聞名— the heard — news; fame
→聞（味道）— to smell — the nose's borrowed verb
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension