Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

stupid

Chinese: 愚笨,也表示谦称自己。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yu” becomes a different word in each tone. 愚 is the 2nd 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
  • 愚昧yú mèiignorant; uneducated; ignorance
  • 愚公移山yú gōng yí shānthe old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
  • 愚人yú rénstupid person; ignoramus
  • 大愚dà yúidiot; ignorant fool

Example Sentence

自作聪明,反而显得很愚蠢。Zì zuò cōng míng, fǎn ér xiǎn de hěn yú chǔn.Trying to be clever actually makes one look foolish.

自作聪明Zì zuò cōng míng(idiom) to think oneself c反而fǎn éron the contrary显得xiǎn deto seemhěnvery愚蠢yú chǔnsilly