笨 bèn

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

笨 bèn

Contains the radical

⺮ zhú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

bamboo

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⺮本

Semantic compound

⺮ zhú

Phonetic compound

本 běn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ zhú represents the meaning and 本 běn represents the sound.

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笨 bèn 人 rén 难 nán 教 Jiào .

A stupid fellow is difficult to teach.

我 wǒ 笨 bèn 手笨脚 jiǎo ,在 zài 厨房 chúfáng 里 lǐ 帮不上什么 shénme 忙 máng .

I was too awkward to help in kitchen.

我 wǒ 太 tài 笨 bèn ,所以 suǒyǐ 英语 Yīng yǔ 学 xué 得 dé 很 hěn 慢 màn .

I have two left feet so I am slow in learning English.

它 tā 步态 bù tài 蹒跚 pán shān ,吃 chī 饱 bǎo 了 le 的 de 身体 shēntǐ 更 gēng 显得 xiǎnde 笨拙 bènzhuō 可笑 kě xiào .

Its body looks heavy and clumsy when it has eaten its fill.

春天 chūn tiān 到 dào 了 le ,脱 tuō 去 qù 笨重 bèn zhòng 的 de 冬装真 zhēn 让 ràng 人 rén 高兴 gāoxìng .

It's good to fling off heavy clothing now that spring is here.

Explore 17 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 笨 bèn in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
笨 bèn	stupid	笨 bèn
笨蛋 bèn dàn	fool	笨蛋 bèn dàn
笨拙 bènzhuō	clumsy	笨拙 bènzhuō
笨重 bèn zhòng	heavy	笨重 bèn zhòng
愚笨 yú bèn	stupid	愚笨 yú bèn
笨手笨脚 bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo	clumsy	笨手笨腳
笨人 bèn rén	fool	笨人 bèn rén
蠢笨 chǔn bèn	stupid	蠢笨 chǔn bèn
笨鸟先飞 bèn niǎo xiān fēi	lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities	笨鳥先飛
粗笨 cū bèn	awkward	粗笨 cū bèn
呆笨 dāi bèn	dimwitted	呆笨 dāi bèn
拙笨 zhuō bèn	clumsy	拙笨 zhuō bèn
笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé	clumsy in speech	笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé
笨瓜 bèn guā	fool	笨瓜 bèn guā
笨货 bèn huò	idiot	笨貨
拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé	lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker	拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
笨口拙舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé	awkward in speech	笨口拙舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé