蠢
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stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion
21 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,611 U+8822
How 蠢 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “worm”) + 春 (phonetic, chūn)
How to remember it
foolish · Heisig RSH #2599
春 springtime + 虫 insect
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 春
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 春 (chūn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 春 sound component | chūn | springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton |
| 椿 | chūn | Chinese toon tree; father (poetic) |
| 蝽 | chūn | bedbug |
Words containing 蠢
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蠢人 | chǔn rén | fool; imbecile |
| 蠢动 | chǔn dòng | to wriggle; (fig.) to stir up trouble; (of a sentiment) to stir |
| 蠢事 | chǔn shì | folly |
| 可蠢 | kě chǔn | (dialect) unbearable; embarrassing |
| 蠢话 | chǔn huà | foolish talk; nonsense |
| 蠢汉 | chǔn hàn | fool; ignoramus; dullard |
| 蠢货 | chǔn huò | blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool |
| 蠢蛋 | chǔn dàn | fool; dolt |
| 蠢蠢欲动 | chǔn chǔn yù dòng | to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening |
| 犯蠢 | fàn chǔn | to do sth stupid |
| 蠢才 | chǔn cái | variant of 蠢材[chun3 cai2] |
| 蠢猪 | chǔn zhū | stupid swine; idiot |
| 蠢材 | chǔn cái | idiot |
| 蠢驴 | chǔn lǘ | silly ass |
| 愚蠢 | yú chǔn | silly; stupid |
| 蠢笨 | chǔn bèn | stupid |