痴 chī foolish
foolish; stupid; dumb; silly
How to remember 痴: 疒 illness + 知 to know = foolish. Struck by the illness of first love, the boy only wants to know if she likes him, and his sister calls him foolish.
Component breakdown
痴 = 疒 illness + 知 to know
- 疒 illness
- 知 to know
- 矢 arrow
- 口 mouth
Struck by the illness of first love, the boy only wants to know if she likes him, and his sister calls him foolish.
How it is used
- Foolish/besotted, and obsessively devoted - 痴迷 (chīmí) infatuated/obsessed, 痴心 (chīxīn) unwavering (often one-sided) devotion.
- 痴呆 (chīdāi) means dementia/idiocy; 白痴 (báichī) an idiot; 如痴如醉 (rúchī-rúzuì) means utterly enthralled; 痴人说梦 (chīrén-shuōmèng) a fool's fantasy.