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Character Decomposition
笨=⺮+本
Etymology
bamboo
Meanings
stupid
foolish
silly
slow-witted
clumsy
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Words with 笨 44 total
stupid蠢笨chǔn bènawkward · clumsy · unwieldy · heavy-handed粗笨cū bènfool · dolt · clumsy oaf笨伯bèn bó(mild insult) fool; idiot · (playful) silly person笨蛋bèn dànfool · blockhead笨瓜bèn guāidiot笨货bèn huòfool · stupid person笨人bèn rénheavy; cumbersome; unwieldy · laborious; arduous笨重bèn zhòngclumsy · awkward · stupid笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy · awkward · lacking skill拙笨zhuō bèndimwitted呆笨dāi bèninarticulate嘴笨zuǐ bènstupid · clumsy愚笨yú bènfree-range chicken笨鸡bèn jī(slang) elephant大笨象dà bèn xiàng(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)大笨鸟dà bèn niǎolit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities笨鸟先飞bèn niǎo xiān fēiclumsy · all thumbs笨手笨脚bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo(idiom) stupid; muddle-headed笨头笨脑bèn tóu bèn nǎoclumsy in speech · poor speaker笨嘴拙舌bèn zuǐ zhuō shédull-witted and tongue-tied心拙口笨xīn zhuō kǒu bènextremely stupid笨到家了bèn dào jiā le
Idioms with 笨 6 total Chain
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