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cōng

sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright

🔤 Pictophonetic: 耳 (ear) provides meaning, 总 provides pronunciation
HSK 3 15 strokes Common (17%)
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耳
ěr
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
总
zǒng
to gather, to collect; overall, altogether
⿰耳总 i

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Component Tree i

ěr
耳
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
📷 Pictographic: An ear
6 strokes HSK 3
zǒng
总
to gather, to collect; overall, altogether
💡 Ideographic: Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心
9 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 聪 (20)

cōngming
聪明 ↗
HSK 3
acute (of sight and hearing) / clever / intelligent / bright / smart
cōng
聪 ↗
quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute
cōngyǐng
聪颖 ↗
smart / intelligent
cōnghuì
聪慧 ↗
bright / witty / intelligent
cōngmǐn
聪敏 ↗
quick / bright / intelligent / clever / brilliant
cóngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí
聪明一世，懵懂一时 ↗
see [[聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时<cóngmingyīshì]], [[hútuyīshí>]]
cóngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí
聪明一世，糊涂一时 ↗
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve
cōngminglínglì
聪明伶俐 ↗
clever and quick-witted
cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù
聪明反被聪明误 ↗
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good
cōngmingcáizhì
聪明才智 ↗
intelligence and wisdom
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