- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 本(root; fundamental)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
clumsy in speaking
clumsy in speaking
He is clumsy with words and not good at expressing himself.
awkward
He is clumsy with words and not good at speaking eloquently.
inarticulate
He is clumsy with his words and not good at speaking.
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
clumsy in speaking
clumsy in speaking
He is clumsy with words and not good at expressing himself.
awkward
He is clumsy with words and not good at speaking eloquently.
inarticulate
He is clumsy with his words and not good at speaking.
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
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