聪
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(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
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How 聪 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
耳 (semantic, “ear”) + 总 (phonetic, zǒng)
How to remember it
smart · Heisig RSH #1974
耳 ear + 总 general
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 聪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聪明一世，糊涂一时 | cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí | (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in hi… |
| 自作聪明 | zì zuò cōng míng | (idiom) to think oneself clever |
| 事后聪明 | shì hòu cōng ming | wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it |
| 聪明过头 | cōng ming guò tóu | too clever by half; excessive ingenuity |
| 机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命 | jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng | if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dr… |
| 耳聪目明 | ěr cōng mù míng | sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive |
| 小聪明 | xiǎo cōng ming | clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded |
| 冰雪聪明 | bīng xuě cōng ming | (idiom) exceptionally intelligent |
| 绝顶聪明 | jué dǐng cōng ming | highly intelligent; brilliant |
| 聪明绝顶 | cōng ming jué dǐng | exceptionally intelligent; brilliant |
| 聪明一世，懵懂一时 | cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí | see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2] |
| 聪明才智 | cōng ming cái zhì | intelligence and ability |
| 聪明反被聪明误 | cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù | (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overrea… |
| 耍小聪明 | shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming | to get smart; to resort to petty tricks |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing) |
| 失聪 | shī cōng | to go deaf; to lose one's hearing; deafness; hearing loss |
| 聪敏 | cōng mǐn | bright; sharp; quick-witted |
| 聪明伶俐 | cōng ming líng lì | (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted |
| 聪慧 | cōng huì | bright; intelligent |
| 聪颖 | cōng yǐng | smart; intelligent |