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聪 cōng

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聪 cōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cōng | cong1
English translation
quick at hearing
wise
clever
sharp-witted
intelligent
acute
sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright

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About 聪 cōng

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

聰 cōng

Contains the radical

耳 ěr

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

ear

Etymology of 聪 cōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰耳总

Semantic compound

耳 ěr

Phonetic compound

总 zǒng

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using 聪 cōng

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

Yes, and clever, too.

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.

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

Be sensible and take your umbrella.

唉 āi , 我 wǒ 现在 xiànzài 想想, 那时 nà shí 真是 zhēn shi 太 tài 聪明 cōngming 了 le !

Ah, thinking back, what a bright young man 1 was!

聪明 cōngming 的 de 人 rén 不 bù 会 huì 让 ràng 人 rén 牵 qiān 着 zhāo 鼻子 bízi 走 zǒu .

Intelligent people cannot be led by the nose.

Words with 聪 cōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
聪明 cōngming clever聰明
聪 cōng wise聰 cōng
聪慧 cōng huì bright聰慧
聪明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and wisdom聰明才智
小聪明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever小聰明
自作聪明 zì zuò cōng míng to think oneself clever (idiom)自作聰明
聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted聰明伶俐
失聪 shī cōng to go deaf失聰
聪颖 cōng yǐng smart聰穎
聪敏 cōng mǐn quick聰敏
聪明绝顶 cōng ming jué dǐng highly intelligent (idiom)聰明絕頂
聪明反被聪明误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù too smart for one's own good聰明反被聰明誤
冰雪聪明 bīng xuě cōng ming exceptionally intelligent (idiom)冰雪聰明
耳聪目明 ěr cōng mù míng keen and alert耳聰目明
绝顶聪明 jué dǐng cōng ming extremely bright (idiom)絕頂聰明

聪 cōng Decomposition & Compounds

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聪 cōng Decomposition

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