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笨
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stupid

HSK 4
Nature →Plants
bèn
ホン
あら.い
분
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 本 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 本 book =
笨 stupid
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
本 Phonetic component
běn book
root, origin, source
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
笨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笨 [bèn]
stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
笨 たけの
Takeno surname
CHINESE WORDS (26)
笨蛋 [bèn​dàn] #1,230
fool
笨拙 [bèn​zhuō] #8,911
clumsy
笨重 [bèn​zhòng] #20,945
heavy
愚笨 [yú​bèn] #18,405
stupid
笨手笨脚 [bèn​shǒu​bèn​jiǎo] #43,465
clumsy
笨手笨脚 [bèn​shǒu​bèn​jiǎo] #43,465
clumsy
笨人 [bèn​rén] #48,574
fool
蠢笨 [chǔn​bèn] #42,033
stupid
笨鸟先飞 [bèn​niǎo​xiān​fēi] #54,343
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
笨鸟先飞 [bèn​niǎo​xiān​fēi] #54,343
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
粗笨 [そほん] #124,365
crude