HSK 2 · Media

新闻

xīn wén

news

Stroke order of 新闻

2 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

新 · 13 strokes 闻 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Freshly axed '斤' new '新' wood, and an ear '耳' at the gate '门' hearing — the news.

Parts: 新 new (亲 + 斤 axe) + 闻 hear (门 gate + 耳 ear)

The characters in 新闻

新 xīn — new (13 strokes)
闻 wén — to smell (9 strokes)

Example sentence

爸爸每天早上看新闻。

Dad watches the news every morning.

Words with 新

新年New Year 新new 重新again; anew 创新innovation; to innovate 新鲜fresh

Words with 闻

More words: Media

报纸newspaper 日报daily (newspaper)晚报evening paper 小说novel 故事story 节目programme; show 广告advertisement 影片film; movie 图片picture; image 照片photo 相机camera 照相to take a photo 画to draw; to paint 画儿picture; painting

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