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Characters, words, pinyin or English

笨 bèn stupid

stupid; silly; dumb; clumsy

How to remember 笨: 𥫗 bamboo + 本 source = stupid. The panda chews the bamboo fence instead of its food, and the keeper sighs that the source of all the trouble is one stupid bear.

  • 2,323. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 竹

Component breakdown

笨 = 𥫗 bamboo + 本 source

  • 𥫗 bamboo
  • 本 source
    • 木 tree
    • 一 one
The Gushi story

The panda chews the bamboo fence instead of its food, and the keeper sighs that the source of all the trouble is one stupid bear.

How it is used

  • Stupid/clumsy - 笨蛋 (bèndàn) idiot/fool (mild insult), 太笨了 (tài bèn le) so dumb.
  • 笨 (bèn) is the blunt colloquial "dumb"; contrast the softer 傻 (shǎ, silly/naive), which can even be affectionate.
  • Also physical clumsiness/bulk: 笨重 (bènzhòng) cumbersome, 笨手笨脚 (bènshǒu-bènjiǎo) all thumbs.

Words with 笨

Example sentences

  • 老板真笨。 Lǎobǎn zhēn bèn.The boss is really stupid.