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Meaning of 蠢

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蠢 (Trad.: 惷, 蠢)HSK 6
Pinyin: chǔn
English Definition: stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion; variant of 蠢 ; stupid
Chinese Definition:
①愚笨，笨拙：蠢人。蠢材。蠢话。蠢事。蠢然。蠢拙。蠢笨。
②虫子蠕动：蠢动。蠢蠢。蠢蠢欲动(指坏人伺机欲动或敌人准备进犯)。
③笨傻愚。
Total strokes: 21; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:春 indicates the sound; 虫 (worm) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 春 [ chūn ] springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
    • ⿰ Left to right
Similar Characters: 蠧
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Example Words
愚蠢HSK 6 yú chǔn silly; stupid
蠢事 chǔn shì folly
蠢蠢欲动 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening
蠢笨 chǔn bèn stupid
蠢动 chǔn dòng to wriggle; (fig.) to stir up trouble; (of a sentiment) to stir
More:蠢* | *蠢 | *蠢*
Example Sentences
1
jīng yàn
经验
shì
是
chǔn huò
蠢货
de
的
zhǔ fù
主妇
。
Experience is the mistress of fools.
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