愚 yú
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 禺 district 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
愚蠢
yúchǔn
foolish; stupid
Characters in this word
蠢 chǔn
- Strokes
- 21
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 明知计划的漏洞还坚持执行，这个决定愚蠢至极。 Míngzhī jìhuà de lòudòng hái jiānchí zhíxíng, zhège juédìng yúchǔn zhìjí. Pushing ahead despite knowing the plan has holes is an extremely foolish decision.
- 别做愚蠢的决定，先听听朋友们的意见。 Bié zuò yúchǔn de juédìng, xiān tīngting péngyoumen de yìjiàn. Don't make a foolish decision; first listen to your friends' opinions.
- 用愚蠢的办法解决问题，只会让事情变得更复杂。 Yòng yúchǔn de bànfǎ jiějué wèntí, zhǐ huì ràng shìqing biàn de gèng fùzá. Solving problems in a foolish way will only make things more complicated.
Related words
- 愚公移山 yúgōngyíshān Yu Gong moves mountains; perseverance can overcome difficulties
- 愚昧 yúmèi ignorant; benighted
- 蠢 chǔn stupid; foolish
- 虚荣 xūróng vanity; vain
- 退缩 tuìsuō to shrink back; to flinch
- 虚伪 xūwěi hypocritical; false
- 顽固 wángù stubborn; obstinate; persistent
- 自负 zìfù conceited; arrogant
- 偷懒 tōulǎn slack off; shirk work
- 自满 zìmǎn complacent; self-satisfied
- 自私 zìsī selfish
- 自以为是 zìyǐwéishì self-righteous; to think oneself always right