聪明

HSK level

Traditional form

聰明

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

聪 cōng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 耳 ěr represents the meaning and 总 zǒng represents the sound. Simplified form of 聰 cōng .

Phonetic compound

总 zǒng

Semantic compound

耳 ěr

Positional decomposition

⿰耳总

Number of Strokes

15

明 Míng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The character was originally a pictograph of the moon (月 yuè ) shining through a window (囧 jiǒng ). Traditionally (but incorrectly) explained that the sun (日 Rì ) and moon (月 yuè ) together are bright (明 Míng ).

Positional decomposition

⿰日月 rì yuè

Number of Strokes

8

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七 qī 岁 suì 小孩儿 xiǎo hái r 吔 yē ,有 yǒu 点子 diǎn zi 聪明 cōngming , 嗯 ēn 哼 hēng ? ”

Pretty smart for a nipper of seven, eh?'

教 Jiào 聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì 的 de 学生 xuésheng 很 hěn 轻松 qīngsōng .

It is easy to teach smart students.

他 tā 一面 yī miàn 说 shuì 一面 yī miàn 来回 lái huí 走动 zǒu dòng , 聪明 cōngming 的 de 瘦 shòu 脸上神采 shén cǎi 焕发 huàn fā .

He was pacing as he talked, his lean clever face electrically alive.

聪明 cōngming 些 xiē 把 bǎ 伞 sǎn 带 dài 上 shǎng .

Be sensible and take your umbrella.

她 tā 多么 duōme 漂亮 piàoliang !是 shì 呀 ya , 而且 érqiě 很 hěn 聪明 cōngming .

Yes, and clever, too.

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 聪明 cōngming and their own compounds.

聪 cōng

总 zǒng

心 xīn , 口 kǒu , 八 bā

耳 ěr

明 Míng

日 Rì , 月 yuè

See all 7 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 聪明 cōngming in their composition.

聪 cōng

明 Míng

盟 méng

擝

萌 méng

橗

奣 wěng , 奛, 朚, 焽, 琞

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