| 闻 |  wén | to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at |   |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous / noted / well-known / celebrated | |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known | |
| 知名 | zhī míng | well-known / famous | |
| 闻名 | wén míng | well-known / famous / renowned / eminent | |
| 闻达 | wén dá | illustrious and influential / well-known | |
| 赫赫有名 | hè hè yǒu míng | illustrious / prominent / prestigious / well-known | |
| 出名 | chū míng | well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) | |
| 大山 | Dà shān | Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC | |
| 胜地 | shèng dì | well-known scenic spot | |
| 老牌 | lǎo pái | old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran | |
| 名曲 | míng qǔ | famous song / well-known piece of music | |
| 名嘴 | míng zuǐ | well-known commentator / talking head / pundit / prominent TV or radio host | |
| 九份 | Jiǔ fèn | Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies | |
| 闲章 | xián zhāng | recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc | |
| 佼佼者 | jiǎo jiǎo zhě | well-known figure / excellent (person, company etc) | |
| 白冰冰 | Bái Bīng bīng | Pai Ping-ping (well-known Taiwan performing artist) | |
| 如雷贯耳 | rú léi guàn ěr | lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) | |
| 遐迩皆知 | xiá ěr jiē zhī | well-known far and near (idiom) | |
| 打响名号 | dǎ xiǎng míng hào | to become well-known | |
| 远近闻名 | yuǎn jìn wén míng | to be known far and wide / to be well-known | |
