Meaning
blunt; stupid; to wiggle (of worms); sluggish
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chun” becomes a different word in each tone. 蠢 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 愚蠢yú chǔnsilly; stupid
- 蠢人chǔn rénfool; imbecile
- 可蠢kě chǔn(dialect) unbearable; embarrassing
- 蠢事chǔn shìfolly
- 蠢动chǔn dòngto wriggle; (fig.) to stir up trouble; (of a sentiment) to stir
Example Sentence
做事不动脑筋，难免会做出蠢事。Zuò shì bú dòng nǎo jīn, nán miǎn huì zuò chū chǔn shì.Acting without thinking inevitably leads to foolish deeds.
做事Zuò shìto work不动bú dòngmotionless脑筋nǎo jīnbrains，难免nán miǎnhard to avoid会huìcan做出zuò chūto put out蠢事chǔn shìfolly。