Meaning
quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute
Chinese: 听觉灵敏，也表示聪明。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cong” becomes a different word in each tone. 聪 is the 1st 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
- 聪明cōng mingintelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- 失聪shī cōngto go deaf; to lose one's hearing; deafness; hearing loss
- 聪敏cōng mǐnbright; sharp; quick-witted
- 聪慧cōng huìbright; intelligent
- 小聪明xiǎo cōng mingclever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
More Words
Example Sentence
这个孩子又聪明又懂事。Zhè ge hái zi yòu cōng míng yòu dǒng shì.This child is both clever and sensible.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this孩子hái zichild又yòuagain聪明cōng míngintelligent又yòuagain懂dǒngto understand事shìmatter。