蠢

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

他做的事情真是太蠢了。
tā zuòde shìqíng zhēnshì tài chǔn le 。
What he did is really stupid.
有些人蠢得不相信事实。
yǒuxiērén chǔn dé bù xiāngxìn shìshí 。
Some people are stupid enough not to believe the facts.
我不想做蠢事。
wǒbù xiǎngzuò chǔn shì 。
I don't want to do something stupid.

Same Characters, Different Readings

蠢chǔn
stupid

Words with similar meanings

愚蠢yúchǔn
foolish
愚蠢 (yúchǔn) emphasizes a lack of common sense, often associated with naive behavior.
笨bèn
dumb
笨 (bèn) often connotes clumsiness or slowness, in addition to lack of intelligence.

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