蠢人 (chǔn rén) — fool; idiot; imbecile

Definition

noun
foolidiotimbecile
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ,蠢人。
    Tā jū rán xiāng xìn zhè zhǒng huǎng yán, zhēn shì gè chǔn rén.
    He actually believed that lie — he's such a fool.
  • 蠢人。
    Zhǐ yǒu chǔn rén cái huì zài wēi xiǎn de shí hou mào xiǎn.
    Only a fool takes risks at a dangerous time.
  • 蠢人,。
    Bié zuò chǔn rén le, kuài xǐng xǐng ba.
    Stop being an idiot, wake up now.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

蠢chǔnfoolish
人rénperson

蠢 describes foolishness, and 人 names a person, giving a foolish person.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
䖵䖵䖵insects
Sound part声符shēngfú
春
春chūn蠢chǔn
Same sound today

蠢 pairs 䖵 (insects) with 春 as a sound part.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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