Chinese Word: 愚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

愚HSK 6

Pinyin: yú

English Definition: to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)

Chinese Definition:
①傻，笨：愚人。愚笨。愚蠢。愚鲁。愚氓(愚蠢的人)。愚昧(缺乏知识，文化落后)。愚顽。愚妄。愚不可及。大智若愚(有大智慧的人，不卖弄聪明，表面上好像很愚笨，亦作“大智如愚”)。
②欺骗，耍：愚弄人。为人所愚。
③谦辞，用于自称：愚兄。愚见

Antonyms: 智笨拙鲁钝拙笨迟钝笨钝伶俐

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic: 禺 indicates the sound; 心 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 禺 [ yú ] district; mountain in Zhejiang
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

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愚蠢	yú chǔn	silly; stupid	HSK 6
愚昧	yú mèi	ignorant; uneducated; ignorance	HSK 6
愚弄	yú nòng	to make a fool out of; to fool; to dupe
愚公移山	yú gōng yí shān	the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
愚民	yú mín	ignorant masses; to keep the people in ignorance