Listen to this articlewénzhī 闻知
Knowledge from Hearsay
听闻而得的知识。“闻知”是墨家提出的一种知识类别，同时也标志着一种认知方式。墨家认为，知识的获取有三种方式，即“亲知”“闻知”“说知”。“闻知”指通过他人的告知或传授而认知事物，是一种间接的认知方式。
Knowledge from hearsay is a type of knowledge and a way of acquiring it proposed by the Mohist School. In their opinion, knowledge is gained in three ways: by personal experience, by hearsay, and by explanation. To learn by hearsay means being told or taught by others, and is an indirect way of gaining knowledge.
引例 Citations：
◎知，闻、说、亲。（《墨子·经上》）
（知，分为闻知、说知、亲知。）
Knowing comes from hearsay, explanation, or personal experience. (Mozi)
◎传受之，闻也。（《墨子·经说上》）
（他人传授而知，就是“闻知”。）
Receiving something that is being told is knowing by hearsay. (Mozi)
