笨

bèn

b+èn·4th tone

stupid · foolish

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 11 HSK 4

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

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Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

笨=⺮+本

Etymology

bamboo

Meanings

stupid

foolish

silly

slow-witted

clumsy

bèn

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Words with 笨 44 total

stupid蠢笨chǔn bèn awkward · clumsy · unwieldy · heavy-handed粗笨cū bèn fool · dolt · clumsy oaf笨伯bèn bó (mild insult) fool; idiot · (playful) silly person笨蛋bèn dàn fool · blockhead笨瓜bèn guā idiot笨货bèn huò fool · stupid person笨人bèn rén heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy · laborious; arduous笨重bèn zhòng clumsy · awkward · stupid笨拙bèn zhuō clumsy · awkward · lacking skill拙笨zhuō bèn dimwitted呆笨dāi bèn inarticulate嘴笨zuǐ bèn

Idioms with 笨 6 total Chain

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities笨鸟先飞bèn niǎo xiān fēi clumsy in speech · poor speaker笨嘴拙舌bèn zuǐ zhuō shé