蠢

惷
chǔn
#2,190 most
frequent character
stupid
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蠢 chǔn has 春 chūn as sound part and 䖵, a word for insects and reptiles, as meaning part. Crawling creatures give original 'squirm or wiggle'; later it grew to 'clumsy' and 'stupid, foolish.'

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Example Sentences

这个主意太蠢了。
zhègè zhǔyì tài chǔn le 。
This idea is too stupid.
我不想做蠢事。
wǒbù xiǎngzuò chǔn shì 。
I don't want to do stupid things.
他说的话让我觉得很蠢。
tā shuō dehuà ràng wǒ juédéhěn chǔn 。
What he said made me feel it was very stupid.

Same Characters, Different Readings

蠢chǔn
stupid

Words with similar meanings

愚蠢yúchǔn
foolish
It carries a slightly stronger connotation of lack of sense or reason, often implying a more profound level of ignorance.
笨bèn
dumb
It often refers to a lack of intelligence, and can be used more informally or colloquially.

Homophones

蠢chǔn
stupid

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