wén = w + (e)n2
wén = w + (e)n2
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
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ěr = Ø + Ø3
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
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mén = m + (e)n2
gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
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