聰

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聪

🇨🇳

smart

HSK 10

Human →Actions

cōng

ソウ

さと.い、みみざと.い

총

Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 悤 represents the sound. Originally written as 悤.

Components

Traditional (聰)

耳 ear+ 悤 agitated =

聰 smart

耳 Meaning component

ěr ear

悤 Meaning component

cōng agitated

agitated, restless, hurried

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Simplified (聪)

耳 ear+ 总 altogether =

聪 clever, wise

耳 Meaning component

ěr ear

总 Phonetic component

zǒng altogether

collect

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

聪

Regular

Modern

Chinese

聪 / 聰 [cōng]

quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

聰あきら

Akira given name

聰さとし

Satoshi male given name

聰さとる

Satoru given name

聰そう

Sou given name

CHINESE WORDS (19)

聪明才智 [cōngmingcáizhì] #19,397

intelligence and wisdom

小聪明 [xiǎocōngming] #13,869

clever-clever

自作聪明 [zìzuòcōngmíng] #13,335

to think oneself clever (idiom)

聪明伶俐 [cōngminglínglì] #28,745

clever and quick-witted

失聪 [shīcōng] #24,249

to go deaf

聪颖 [cōngyǐng] #34,437

smart

聪敏 [cōngmǐn] #36,141

quick

聪明绝顶 [cōngmingjuédǐng] #44,021

highly intelligent (idiom)

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JAPANESE WORDS (1)

聡明 [そうめい] #10,122

wise

KOREAN WORDS (1)

총명

being smart; being clever