 | 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 | ||
| 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 |