笨 bèn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 本 root, origin, source
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
笨
bèn
stupid; clumsy
Character
Example phrases
- 我真笨。 Wǒ zhēn bèn. I am really stupid.
- 他不笨。 Tā bú bèn. He is not stupid.
- 别说我笨。 Bié shuō wǒ bèn. Do not call me stupid.