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
笨蛋
bèndàn
fool; idiot
Characters in this word
蛋 dàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- Made of
- 疋 roll, bolt of cloth 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 别把犯错的人都叫笨蛋，制度设计不合理才是根本问题。 Bié bǎ fàncuò de rén dōu jiào bèndàn, zhìdù shèjì bù hélǐ cái shì gēnběn wèntí. Do not call everyone who makes a mistake an idiot; the unreasonable system design is the real problem.
- 我又把钥匙锁在屋里了，真是个笨蛋！ Wǒ yòu bǎ yàoshi suǒ zài wū lǐ le, zhēn shì ge bèndàn! I locked my keys inside again, what an idiot I am!
- 哥哥笑着说我是个笨蛋，可是还是教我做了题。 Gēge xiào zhe shuō wǒ shì ge bèndàn, kěshì háishi jiāo wǒ zuò le tí. My brother laughed and called me a fool, but he still taught me how to do the problems.
Related words
- 笨 bèn stupid; clumsy
- 笨重 bènzhòng heavy and cumbersome; unwieldy
- 笨拙 bènzhuō clumsy; awkward
- 鸡蛋 jīdàn (chicken) egg
- 蛋 dàn egg
- 蛋糕 dàngāo cake
- 蛋白质 dànbáizhì protein
- 乖 guāi well-behaved; obedient
- 乖巧 guāiqiǎo clever and obedient; well-behaved
- 懂事 dǒngshì sensible; mature; considerate
- 机灵 jīling quick-witted; clever; sharp
- 机智 jīzhì quick-witted; resourceful; clever