Memory phrase for the Kanji: 笨


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Meaning stupid, clumsy, foolish, silly

Pronunciation

bèn

Explanation

Top: bamboo , below: root, origin (The tree comes out of the roots as origin and becomes a book.)

Mnemonic


 
(Since they are so branched and unremovable:) Whoever thinks that the bamboo's roots can be removed is: stupid.

Radicals

bamboo
root (of plants), origin
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 Vocabulary

 蠢笨  chǔn bèn  stupid
 笨重  bèn zhòng  heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy
 笨拙  bèn zhuō  clumsy; awkward; stupid
 粗笨  cū bèn  awkward; clumsy; unwieldy; heavy-handed
 粗笨  cū bèn  


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