夯
bèn
#4,554 most
frequent character
variant of 笨[ben4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
夯 joins 大, a person, and 力, strength, so it first meant to lift something with force. It grew to mean pressing something down, as in tamping. Read bèn, it means 'stupid', a sense borrowed for its sound.
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