- 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.
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笨拙
笨拙
clumsy
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 6 (3.0)3 meanings#15698
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
clumsy
- 。
He looks a bit clumsy.
- 貳形adjective
awkward
- 參形adjective
stupid
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
SYNONYMS1
笨拙
Traditional笨
clumsy
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 6 (3.0)3 meanings#15698
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
clumsy
- 。
He looks a bit clumsy.
- 貳形adjective
awkward
- 參形adjective
stupid
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 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.
RELATED
SYNONYMS1
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