聪 - cōng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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17 strokes
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聰 (聪)

cōng

Definition

quick at hearing
wise
clever
sharp-witted
intelligent
acute

Character Decomposition

Related words (10)

聰慧

cōng huì

bright; witty; intelligent

聰敏

cōng mǐn

quick; bright; intelligent; clever; brilliant

聰明

cōng ming

smart; intelligent; bright; clever

smart; intelligent

clever and quick-witted

聰明才智

cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

聰明過頭

cōng ming guò tóu

too clever by half; excessive ingenuity

失聰

shī cōng

to go deaf; to lose hearing

小聰明

xiǎo cōng ming

clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded

耍小聰明

shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming

to get smart; to resort to petty tricks

Idioms (7)

聰明絕頂

cōng ming jué dǐng

highly intelligent (idiom)

聰明反被聰明誤

cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù

a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good

事後聰明

shì hòu cōng ming

wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

冰雪聰明

bīng xuě cōng ming

exceptionally intelligent (idiom)

絕頂聰明

jué dǐng cōng ming

extremely bright (idiom)

耳聰目明

ěr cōng mù míng

sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive

自作聰明

zì zuò cōng míng

to think oneself clever (idiom); self-styled genius; a smart aleck

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