![]() | 笨 | ||
foolish, stupid, dull; awkward | |||
Radical | 竹𥫗 | ||
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Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 11 |
Mandarin reading | bèn | Cantonese reading | ban6 |
Japanese on reading | hon | Japanese kun reading | arai |
Korean reading | pwun | Vietnamese reading | |
Semantic Variant(s) | 㤒 |
![]() | 笨 | ||
foolish, stupid, dull; awkward | |||
Radical | 竹𥫗 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 11 |
Mandarin reading | bèn | Cantonese reading | ban6 |
Japanese on reading | hon | Japanese kun reading | arai |
Korean reading | pwun | Vietnamese reading | |
Semantic Variant(s) | 㤒 |
笨 | [ bèn ] stupid, foolish, silly, slow-witted, clumsy |
笨蛋 | [ bèn dàn ] fool, idiot |
笨口拙舌 | [ bèn kǒu zhūo shé ] awkward in speech |
笨鳥先飛 | [ bèn niǎo xīan fēi ] clumsy birds have to start flying early - the slow need to start early |
笨鸟先飞 | [ bèn niǎo xīan fēi ] clumsy birds have to start flying early - the slow need to start early |
笨重 | [ bèn zhòng ] heavy, cumbersome, unwieldy |
笨拙 | [ bèn zhūo ] clumsy, awkward, stupid |
⇒ 愚笨 | [ yú bèn ] stupid |