聪

cōng

c+ōng·1st tone

(literary) acute (of hearing)

Radical: 耳 Strokes: 15

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

耳联职聚耸耶聘耽聊耻聋耿

Same radical

耳联职聚耸耶聘耽聊耻聋耿聒聩聆

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Character Decomposition

聪=耳+总

Etymology

ear

Meanings

(literary) acute (of hearing)

(bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp

cōng

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Words with 聪 78 total

bright; intelligent聪慧cōng huì bright; sharp; quick-witted聪敏cōng mǐn intelligent; clever; bright · acute (of sight and hearing)聪明cōng ming

Idioms with 聪 18 total Chain

(idiom) exceptionally intelligent冰雪聪明bīng xuě cōng ming intelligence and ability聪明才智cōng ming cái zhì (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good聪明反被聪明误cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted聪明伶俐cōng ming líng lì