cōng
clever, wise
Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 悤 represents the sound. Originally written as 悤.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 聰
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
clever | ||
wise | ||
bright | ||
intelligence and wisdom | ||
clever-clever |
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